Catholic Word of the Day: ABBA, 04-24-14

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ABBA

 

Father, transliterated from the Aramaic. St. Paul says, "It is the spirit of sons, and it makes us cry out 'Abba, Father'" (Romans 8:15).

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from the Aramaic

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Abba

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[hoagy62]

Not “Swedish 70’s supergroup”. :)

I like it the way a friend (studied Greek extensively) translated it...”Daddy”. He said it’s what a child would say if they were crawling up in their father’s lap.

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I’ve heard that same description......Daddy.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Yes, and that interpretation is not exclusive to Catholics either.

[dsc]

“Yes, and that interpretation is not exclusive to Catholics either.”

Good. That’s very, very good.