by Fr. Patrick Henry ReardonIn His instruction on prayer, Jesus tells us,“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened” (Mt.7:7-8; Lk … [Read more...]
Jesus, Gentiles, and the Hour of Glory
by Fr. Patrick Henry ReardonWhat have Gentiles to do with Jesus' Hour of Glory?The third dominical prophecy in which John employs the verb hypsoo is found in the discourse that follows the inquiry of the Greeks who wished to see Jesus:"And I, if I am lifted up (hypsotho) from the earth, will draw … [Read more...]
What Did The Jews Identify the Gospel With? Part Two
by Fr. Patrick Henry ReardonIt is reasonable, I suppose---or at least natural---for modern students of religion to wonder how the earliest Christians, all them Jews, were able to reconcile their belief in the divinity of Christ with the monotheism enshrined in Israel’s Sh'ma'. Indeed, historians of … [Read more...]
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