tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836001125267727609.post6887526965467424652..comments2023-09-27T05:12:31.333-04:00Comments on Ancient Christian Witness: Wise statements by "Gary Michuta"Jnormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749159886390240183noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836001125267727609.post-65825988578766571012008-04-17T16:55:00.000-04:002008-04-17T16:55:00.000-04:00Hebrews 11:35 & 2 Maccabees 7JNORM888Hebrews 11:35 & 2 Maccabees 7<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>JNORM888Jnormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06749159886390240183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836001125267727609.post-60501291738907915872008-04-17T16:47:00.000-04:002008-04-17T16:47:00.000-04:00These are from the RSV Matthew 4:4"But he answered...These are from the RSV<BR/><BR/> Matthew 4:4<BR/>"But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'""<BR/><BR/>with<BR/><BR/>Wisdom of Solomon 16:26<BR/>"so that thy sons, whom thou didst love, O Lord, might learn that it is not the production of crops that feeds man, but that thy word preserves those who trust in thee."<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Mark 9:48<BR/>where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.<BR/><BR/>with<BR/><BR/>Judith 16:17<BR/>Woe to the nations that rise up against my people! The Lord Almighty will take vengeance on them in the day of judgment; fire and worms he will give to their flesh; they shall weep in pain for ever.<BR/><BR/><BR/>This is the one I really wanted to find.<BR/> <BR/>James 1:13<BR/>"Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted with evil and he himself tempts no one; "<BR/><BR/>with<BR/><BR/>Sirach 15:11-14<BR/>"Do not say, "Because of the Lord I left the right way"; for he will not do what he hates. <BR/>15:12<BR/>Do not say, "It was he who led me astray"; for he had no need of a sinful man. <BR/>15:13<BR/>The Lord hates all abominations, and they are not loved by those who fear him. <BR/>15:14<BR/>It was he who created man in the beginning, and he left him in the power of his own inclination."<BR/><BR/><BR/>Romans 9:19<BR/>"You will say to me then, "Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?""<BR/><BR/>with<BR/><BR/> Wisdom of Solomon 12:12<BR/>"For who will say, "What hast thou done?" Or will resist thy judgment? Who will accuse thee for the destruction of nations which thou didst make? Or who will come before thee to plead as an advocate for unrighteous men?" <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Romans 9:21<BR/>"Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for beauty and another for menial use?"<BR/><BR/>with<BR/><BR/>Wisdom 15:7<BR/>"For when a potter kneads the soft earth and laboriously molds each vessel for our service, he fashions out of the same clay both the vessels that serve clean uses and those for contrary uses, making all in like manner; but which shall be the use of each of these the worker in clay decides.""<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>I forgot that I had this link in my resource list.<BR/><BR/>http://www.scripturecatholic.com/deuterocanon.html<BR/><BR/>anotherone is:<BR/><BR/>http://www.cin.org/users/james/files/deutero3.htm<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>JNORM888Jnormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06749159886390240183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836001125267727609.post-10764696927324731622008-04-16T20:31:00.000-04:002008-04-16T20:31:00.000-04:00There are allusions, recontextualizations, and may...There are allusions, recontextualizations, and maybe paraphrases to some of them.<BR/><BR/>I know Cdero(a Calvinistic Protestant) made a point of it somewhere, and and Phatcat(a Roman Catholic).<BR/><BR/><BR/>I'll try to find some references.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>JNORM888Jnormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06749159886390240183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836001125267727609.post-84088302041453307052008-04-16T17:13:00.000-04:002008-04-16T17:13:00.000-04:00Interesting, I see the point he's making. One cou...Interesting, I see the point he's making. One could make the same arguments about Jonah (could someone really live in a fish?), Or Noah (can all the species fit in an ark?) or Job (are there really fire breathing sea monsters?)...etc.<BR/><BR/>Also, aren't there references to the Deuto-conanical books in the NT? I seem to remember having read that there are...Kevin Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13472900037134045450noreply@blogger.com