This is one in a series from Jaques-Benigne Bossuet's Elevations on the Mysteries, and specifically the Fifth Day. There is more here on the Bossuet Project. And immediately their eyes were opened; and being certain that they were nude, they covered themselves with fig leaves sewn together, and made themselves a girdle; the original door, …
Elevations On The Temptation And Fall Of Man: 5, The temptation and the fall of Adam. Reflections of Saint Paul.
This is one in a series from Jaques-Benigne Bossuet's Elevations on the Mysteries, and specifically the Fifth Day. There is more here on the Bossuet Project. Eve took the fruit and ate it, and gave it to her husband who ate it. Adam's temptation and fall pass in a few words. The first and most …
Elevations On The Temptation And Fall Of Man: 4, Answer of Eve and reply of Satan who reveals himself.
This is one in a series from Jaques-Benigne Bossuet's Elevations on the Mysteries, and specifically the Fifth Day. There is more here on the Bossuet Project. We eat all the fruits of paradise; but, for the tree in the middle, God forbade us to eat the fruit and touch it, on pain of death. Such …
Elevations On The Temptation And Fall Of Man: 3, The tempter proceeds by underhanded questioning to first produce a doubt.
This is one in a series from Jaques-Benigne Bossuet's Elevations on the Mysteries, and specifically the Fifth Day. There is more here on the Bossuet Project. Why did the Lord forbid you to eat from this tree? and a little after: You will not die. The result of these words shows that he wanted to …
Elevations On The Temptation And Fall Of Man: 2, The temptation. Eve is attacked before Adam.
This is one in a series from Jaques-Benigne Bossuet's Elevations on the Mysteries, and specifically the Fifth Day. There is more here on the Bossuet Project. Lord, make me understand the depths of Satan and the unbounded intricacies of this spirit, which you have been pleased to preserve all its subtlety, all its depth, all …
Elevations On The Temptation And Fall Of Man: 1, The Snake
This is one in a series from Jaques-Benigne Bossuet's Elevations on the Mysteries, and specifically the Fifth Day. There is more here on the Bossuet Project. The snake was the most refined of all animals. Behold, in the apparent weakness of such a strange beginning in the recital of our misfortunes, the admirable depth of …
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The Strange Consequence of Luther's Concept of Justification
Bossuet, in his History of the Variations of the Protestant Churches, I, 7, gets to the point: Justification is that grace which, remitting to us our sins, at the same time renders us agreeable to God. Till then, it had been believed that what wrought this effect proceeded indeed from God, but yet necessarily existed …
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Was Augustine Really the Worst for Christian Theology?
One of the real shockers of recent American Christianity was the conversion of Hank Hannegraff, the "Bible Answer Man," to Greek Orthodoxy. That was upsetting to many who had followed his Bible answers for many years, but it was especially upsetting to the Reformed types, who basically acted like he had left Christianity. (That sounds …
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Translating Bossuet was Really Worth It After All
With Holy Week behind us, I'd like to stop and note an interesting email dialogue. My persistent (well, sometimes) Canadian commenter took a catty swipe at my translations of Bossuet's Elevations on the Mysteries, which is an ongoing project of mine. Evidently someone else thinks highly of the effort. I received this from Dr. Mitchell …
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The Way You'd Really Like a Young Person to Start Bible Study
On his or her own initiative, as was the case with Bossuet. From R. de la Broise's Bossuet and the Bible, pp. xiv-xv: He was fifteen years old when a happy coincidence came to mind. His father, who returned to Dijon from time to time, led him (Bossuet) to his office. There the young man …
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