Friday, January 27, 2006

The greatest story never foretold?

A preliminary hearing was scheduled for today in the case against a priest in Italy alleging he falsely asserted the historical existence of Jesus.

Where might you have found a witness for the prosecution? In this U.S. Catholic interview of Pauline A. Viviano, described as "an Old Testament scholar" at Loyola University in Chicago.

Good title to the article; if you've had any contact with modern scriptural criticism, it will hold few surprises for you. For example,

But whether or not something happened is not as important as the meaning of what is really being predicated. We may never be able to say with absolute certainty whether much of what is in the Bible is historically accurate. But when Luke tells you the story of Mary's Annunciation, is he just concerned with saying, "This is what happened"? Or is he trying to say, "This child is of great significance"?

No comments:

Post a Comment