Tradition, Bible & Church

January 16, 2007 at 4:42 pm | In Bible, Council of Trent, Holy Tradition, JRR Tolkien, Jerusalem Bible, Magisterium, Pope Paul III, Roman Catholicism, The Lord Of The Rings, teaching authority of the Church | 3 Comments

The Jerusalem Bible’ by Frank A Hilario, 2007

jerusalem-bible.jpgHow The Bible Came About

The image you see is that of our 15-year-old copy of The Jerusalem Bible that I just scanned with our half-year-old Epson Stylus CX3700 all-in-one (scanner, copier with enlarger & reducer, printer); I tore off the old plastic cover imperfectly and I liked the jagged design so I left the plastic on – it reflects on this topic.

Why do I mention the ages and other aspects of those two objects? Because one is of ancient origin and the other is of modern history. And because today must relate to yesterday. And because I want to introduce the fact that the years are important; as tradition is made up of years of theory and practice (even if the words ‘theory and practice’ are not used in discussing tradition) full essay

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