07-23-2013, 02:26 AM
Akhan Richard
These are very special literary and oratory devices, which no doubt were very much appreciated by the listeners of Christ's teachings. I could only imagine the impression left on those who were privileged to hear them. Very powerful, indeed.
The tradition was no doubt well established in the Hebrew scripture, and the hearer would have immediately recognized the intention.
It leaves us in awe, utterly. That a teaching that would, otherwise, be bland and ordinary becomes something poetic and beautiful when allowed to be appreciated in its original milieu.
+Shamasha
These are very special literary and oratory devices, which no doubt were very much appreciated by the listeners of Christ's teachings. I could only imagine the impression left on those who were privileged to hear them. Very powerful, indeed.
The tradition was no doubt well established in the Hebrew scripture, and the hearer would have immediately recognized the intention.
It leaves us in awe, utterly. That a teaching that would, otherwise, be bland and ordinary becomes something poetic and beautiful when allowed to be appreciated in its original milieu.
+Shamasha