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To: billbears; sandyeggo; BlackElk; sitetest
Scot Hahn...Letter and Spirit

The Bible is an ecclesial and liturgical document. As we see it, this is a statement of historical fact, not an article of faith. The Bible exists because the apostolic Church composed, collected, and preserved this Word, even to the shedding of blood by its martyrs. The Church constinues to proffer this Word as essential for making disciples of the God revelaed in iots pages and for worshipping that God, revealed finally and fully by Jesus Christ (John 20:31; 1 Thess 2:13)

The Word of God was proclaimed before it was written, heard before it was read. The site of this proclmation and hearing, since the first Easter night, has been the divine liturgy of the Church (Luke 24:13-49). The earliest Scripturews were composed to be read and interpreted in the Eucharistic assembly. And Scripture from the start has always been proclaimed and interpreted in order to anticipate a liturgical act - baptism of the Euccharist, for instance - b y which the hearer of the Word is granted entry into the salvation promised in the Scripture. There would be no Bible without the liturgy and there could be no liturgy without the Bible

*Brother, consider you might not have the entire picture of how we Chrisians thunk about Liturgy. I will post a link where you can read the entire editorial introducing this publication.

< As for Sacred Music, I'd invite you to read what the most recent Ecumenical Council taught about Sacred Music. I wil post that link also.

I do this thinking you have a duty to be informed about that which you wish to criticise.

227 posted on 06/27/2006 5:48:43 AM PDT by bornacatholic
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To: bornacatholic
Brother, consider you might not have the entire picture of how we Chrisians thunk about Liturgy

I am a Christian, just not of the Catholic denomination.

234 posted on 06/27/2006 6:43:29 AM PDT by billbears (Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. --Santayana)
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