Iscool:
So I guess you should be on Star Trek as it seems somehow the scriptures got transported down thru the centuries to you. Antioch is where the Church was called Catholic in 105 AD [See St. Ignatius of Antioch] and all of those Churches in that region look “Nothing like your little protestant sect” in backwoods USA or wherever you happen to reside.
Those Churches then, as now, are Catholic or Eastern Orthodox and have no stains of the any of the various Protestant Heresies.
Origen argued for a multiple sense of Scripture approach, which included the Literal and Alllegorical, which was used before him by the Fathers such as St. Justin Martyr and more so by St. Irenaus (i.e. the Racipulation Theology of Christ as the New Adam, whihch further developed St. Pauls theology of the first Adam and Christ as the second Adam, etc and Mary as the New Eve, among two examples)
And Origen only proposed the 4-Sense of Scripture methodology, among which include the Literal Sense of Scripture. So you are dead wrong, as usual.
The Church does have an idea of how allegory is in the Scriptures. Typology, which used allegorical methods, is the main basis for Catholic Biblical interpretation and how it is read in the Liturgy. For example, in Genesis 14:18, the Priest-King Melchizedek made an offering of Bread and Wine and later the Psalms (110:4) make a prophecy that “you will be a Priest like Melchizedek forever.” This passages are typological in that they prefigure Christ, i.e. Melchizedek is a “type of Christ” and thus Christ fullfills the signs/actions/person of Melchizdek and Christ eternal priesthood is made forever present to his followers through the Holy Eucharist [i.e. Christ offering Bread and Wine as documented in the 3 Synoptic Gospels and 1 Corinthians Chapter 10).
tsk, tsk,
And then you start out by quoting from Ignatius forged letters...C'mon, don't you something more credible that the so called writings of Ignatius???
and all of those Churches in that region look “Nothing like your little protestant sect” in backwoods USA or wherever you happen to reside.
I totally agree...And they don't at all resemble the churches in the scriptures...Bowing down to the successor of Peter who sits on a throne...Calling Peter's successor Holy Father...Peter would be drowning in his own vomit if he had to see what was going on in his name...
the Racipulation Theology of Christ as the New Adam, whihch further developed St. Pauls theology of the first Adam and Christ as the second Adam, etc and Mary as the New Eve, among two examples)
Ajpparently you guys will believe anything Catholic regardless of how ridiculous...
Paul's theology of the first Adam and Christ as the second Adam were partially developed by Origen??? Oh brother...
Now we know the Mary as the new Eve farce was developed by your religion...That's no secret...
For example, in Genesis 14:18, the Priest-King Melchizedek made an offering of Bread and Wine and later the Psalms (110:4) make a prophecy that “you will be a Priest like Melchizedek forever.” This passages are typological in that they prefigure Christ, i.e. Melchizedek is a “type of Christ” and thus Christ fullfills the signs/actions/person of Melchizdek and Christ eternal priesthood is made forever present to his followers through the Holy Eucharist [i.e. Christ offering Bread and Wine as documented in the 3 Synoptic Gospels and 1 Corinthians Chapter 10)
You guys need to rethink your typology...What are the signs, actions and person of Melchizedek that you are referring to??? The scriptures gave no hint that Melchizedek provided signs or actions...
No doubt that Melchizedek was not only a type of Christ but was actually Christ before the incarnation...
There in no connection between the bread and wine that Melchizedek and your Eucharist...