tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post5963056981977547003..comments2023-10-05T08:25:13.232-04:00Comments on Biblical Evidence for Catholicism: St. Augustine’s Eucharistic Doctrine: Simultaneous Assertion of Realism and SymbolismDave Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07771661758539438173noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-68614606005030756052011-02-25T11:51:43.391-05:002011-02-25T11:51:43.391-05:00Thanks for your comment. I'm sure those who gr...Thanks for your comment. I'm sure those who grew up in the Middle East have a lot of insight into scriptural usages. That is the culture that the Bible came from.Dave Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771661758539438173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422857.post-33891467709006240062011-02-25T06:11:43.671-05:002011-02-25T06:11:43.671-05:00Hi Dave .
You quoted this : When in the Fathers&#...Hi Dave . <br />You quoted this : When in the Fathers' writings, especially those of St. Augustine, side by side with the clear attestations of the Real Presence, many obscure symbolically-sounding utterances are found also, the following points must be noted for the proper understanding of such passages: (1) The Early Fathers were bound by the discipline of the secret, which referred above all to the Eucharist (cf. Origen, In Lev. hom. 9, 10).<br /><br />You are 100% correct , indeed in the middle east (i am originally Lebanese by the way ) we still call the eucharist (holy mystery) and (holy secret) .<br />GBUMarounhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891800446559973689noreply@blogger.com