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Catholic Word of the Day: ALLEGORY, 05-19-15
CCDictionary ^ | 05-19-15 | Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary

Posted on 05/19/2015 8:54:56 AM PDT by Salvation

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ALLEGORY

 

A long or complicated story with an underlying meaning that differs from the literal or surface meaning. The greatest biblical allegory is the Canticle of Canticles. (Etym. Latin allegoria; from Greek all_goria, a description of one thing under the image of another.)

All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.



TOPICS: Apologetics; Catholic; History; Theology
KEYWORDS: catholic
**from Greek all_goria, a description of one thing under the image of another.) **
1 posted on 05/19/2015 8:54:56 AM PDT by Salvation
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2 posted on 05/19/2015 9:03:46 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Salvation

He number one wrong way to interpret scripture. It has lead to so many problems in catholicism.


3 posted on 05/19/2015 9:14:19 AM PDT by ealgeone
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To: ealgeone

Like what, for example? Why not with other denominations, or self-interpretation? If you feel that the Catholic Church is in error, which of the others is not?


4 posted on 05/19/2015 11:43:23 AM PDT by Grateful2God (Because no word shall be impossible with God. And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord...)
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To: Grateful2God

Mary as the “new ark” of the covenant.....Mary as Queen of Heaven, etc, taking OT figures/events as being symbolic and not actual people or events.


5 posted on 05/19/2015 3:35:07 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: ealgeone
And I believe that reducing Scripture to a literal textbook, picked apart phrase by phrase leads to serious error and loss of meaning. The Bible is the living Word of God: dynamic, not static. There are prototypes! Jesus Himself is the Lamb of God. You're missing so much of the richness of God's Word if you treat it as a text book to study and repeat by rote. It is more than just a chronicle of events: those people and events point to Christ, in time and eternity. They were real, living people with reactions, feelings, traditions: not automatons.

Sad part of it is, if it were any other book, one would see the symbolism as well as the story. Without it, the OT would be a series of stories. It isn't. It's so much more!

As far as my Mother Mary goes, beginning with the first woman Eve, and God's admonition to the serpent, she, too is prefigured and mentioned in Scripture. I pray all men of God will will understand, know, and love her!

Studying Greek is nice, but putting people and events in the context of the times is also important. It can tell a great deal more about the people and who they were, and are, in the grand scheme of God's Holy Will.

6 posted on 05/19/2015 6:50:30 PM PDT by Grateful2God (Because no word shall be impossible with God. And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord...)
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To: Grateful2God
As far as my Mother Mary goes, beginning with the first woman Eve, and God's admonition to the serpent, she, too is prefigured and mentioned in Scripture. I pray all men of God will will understand, know, and love her!

Sadly, you prove my point.

7 posted on 05/19/2015 7:06:44 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: ealgeone

More sadly, my dear brother/sister in Christ, you don’t know our (and more importantly Jesus’) mother. I pray someday you will. I want so badly for you and all our brethren to know that love, in imitation of Jesus and her motherly love in return... Jesus came to be a man by the Power of the Holy Spirit through Mary, it says so in Scripture. God bless you, and may His Spirit fill you!


8 posted on 05/19/2015 7:56:41 PM PDT by Grateful2God (Because no word shall be impossible with God. And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord...)
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To: Salvation

I remember learning in school that the Song of Songs almost didn’t make it into the Canon because it was too, well, you know... It was for its symbolism that it was included. I guess that outweighed the potential sixth commandment issues. Otherwise, it would be more information than I need to know. Just my opinion.


9 posted on 05/19/2015 8:06:31 PM PDT by Grateful2God (Because no word shall be impossible with God. And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord...)
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