“Since the devil, when he tempted man, conquered him by the
tasting of a tree, it was fitting for him to be conquered by man’s bearing of
suffering on a tree.” (61)
This passage was such a great connector between the Old and
New Testament. The fall of man and the redemption of man is tied together in
two trees. I never really considered that particular connection. It was very reminiscent
of our discussion last semester of Origen’s allegorical interpretation of
Scripture. I love how Anselm was able to tie that connection into his
explanation of Jesus’ humanity. The simplicity of this perfectly timed Redeemer
is so wonderful. As I read, I could not help praising the Lord for not leaving
humanity at the first tree. Instead, He laid down His life on a second tree to
redeem us.
I commented on Dallas and Francesca's posts.
I commented on Dallas and Francesca's posts.
I love the allegorical interpretations of Scripture. That is why I loved Origen so much, and I enjoyed this work also. It is amazing that God put all of these symbolic meanings into place that we often do not even see.
ReplyDeleteI saw parallels between he and Origen as well! While I was reading this, I got so excited by some of his excellent wordings of the importance of God's grace and Christ's sacrifice.
ReplyDeleteAMEN Sister, Get 'em!!! That was a wonderful drawing out of the text and Origen would be proud!!! P.S.: So would Dr. Echevarria.
ReplyDeleteI never saw that connection before thank you for bringing attention to it.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good word. I was drawn as well to that particular section. All of the connections between Old and New Testament helped me see things in a different light.
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