tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629468.post115255202999147482..comments2023-05-12T04:28:28.504-05:00Comments on Daily Bread: Prior Peter, OSBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04955043134006446842noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629468.post-1152885987779196802006-07-14T09:06:00.000-05:002006-07-14T09:06:00.000-05:00Disclaimer: I am not a scholarly reader of the Bib...Disclaimer: I am not a scholarly reader of the Bible.<BR/><BR/>Doesn't God's meaning take precedence over the human author's meaning with regard to the Scriptures (for a believer, anyway)?<BR/><BR/>When I read the Bible, this is what I'm looking for. What is the Lord saying to me? When things get too academic, or the preacher says things like, "Well, this is usually mistranslated, so what it really means is _________," leaving me with the impression that I really can't understand what the Bible is saying unless I'm fluent in Greek and a host of other biblical languages, that's where he loses me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629468.post-1152628822795169012006-07-11T09:40:00.000-05:002006-07-11T09:40:00.000-05:00Dear Prior Peter, thank you for these comments abo...Dear Prior Peter, thank you for these comments about interpretation, and I'm in complete agreement with you. On this Solemnity of Our Holy Father Benedict, my greetings and prayers to you and all of the monks of Holy Cross Monastery. Looking forward to the unveiling of the new Web site!<BR/><BR/>Let the multitude of the faithful exult in the glory of blessed Benedict; let the army of monks and nuns lead in praising on earth the father of monks, with whom the saints in heaven are rejoicing.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06523262033055211718noreply@blogger.com