Comments on: The Humiliation of Death http://rreynoso.com/blog/church/the-humiliation-of-death/ ...writing about work, life, and what-not Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:38:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rey http://rreynoso.com/blog/church/the-humiliation-of-death/comment-page-1/#comment-4263 Rey Tue, 10 Apr 2007 04:16:03 +0000 http://rreynoso.com/blog/archives/285#comment-4263 love chesteron. love chesteron.

]]> By: Darrell http://rreynoso.com/blog/church/the-humiliation-of-death/comment-page-1/#comment-4257 Darrell Tue, 10 Apr 2007 02:07:12 +0000 http://rreynoso.com/blog/archives/285#comment-4257 Very nice. I applaud this piece enthusiastically. GK Chesterton also pointed out another significance of the tomb: Christ was born in a stable, which in the time of his birth was probably (from what we know) a cave. His tomb was also a cave. Caves are important symbols in human mythology and philosophy from times of antiquity. The cave was an important symbol in Plato's understanding of how people change and acquire knowledge. Christ emerging twice from a cave, then, is powerfully resonant. It's symbolic in that we see him born twice, both times emerging from a cave. The first time he was born as a mortal man, the second time as the first immortal Man, the first embodiment of the New Creation. It's as though he wanted to make the point unavoidable! Very nice. I applaud this piece enthusiastically.

GK Chesterton also pointed out another significance of the tomb: Christ was born in a stable, which in the time of his birth was probably (from what we know) a cave. His tomb was also a cave. Caves are important symbols in human mythology and philosophy from times of antiquity. The cave was an important symbol in Plato’s understanding of how people change and acquire knowledge. Christ emerging twice from a cave, then, is powerfully resonant. It’s symbolic in that we see him born twice, both times emerging from a cave. The first time he was born as a mortal man, the second time as the first immortal Man, the first embodiment of the New Creation. It’s as though he wanted to make the point unavoidable!

]]> By: Rey http://rreynoso.com/blog/church/the-humiliation-of-death/comment-page-1/#comment-4247 Rey Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:31:20 +0000 http://rreynoso.com/blog/archives/285#comment-4247 And enter in outside of our power. Someone else moved it--not us. And enter in outside of our power. Someone else moved it–not us.

]]> By: thegreek http://rreynoso.com/blog/church/the-humiliation-of-death/comment-page-1/#comment-4242 thegreek Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:40:17 +0000 http://rreynoso.com/blog/archives/285#comment-4242 The stone was removed so that we may enter. The stone was removed so that we may enter.

]]> By: MCF http://rreynoso.com/blog/church/the-humiliation-of-death/comment-page-1/#comment-4227 MCF Mon, 09 Apr 2007 04:21:30 +0000 http://rreynoso.com/blog/archives/285#comment-4227 This was a fantastic piece. <i>"the first revolving door to the grave"</i>; well put. Hope you and yours had a blessed Easter! This was a fantastic piece. “the first revolving door to the grave”; well put.

Hope you and yours had a blessed Easter!

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