JOhann+

Not familiar with those particular works but I am certainly in the camp that
we must understand what was happening in John's time in order to understand
today. I've taught this in a parish several times now> Beacsue of the
popularity of the Left Behind series, certain misconceptions are rampnat out
there, including the idea that Revelation is a "predictor" book of exactly
what will happen in the future. I actually find that being able to talk
about the tenses and such of the original Greek helps me to bring my
parishioners into understanding the book in the catholic consensus of the
church through the ages.

Erich+
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "The Rev. Fr. Johann W. Vanderbijl III" <cranmer@...>
To: <faithandlife@...>
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: [FaithandLife] Re: Survey


> > We presently in the parish are studying Revelation and tenses have an
> > incredible impact in getting a deeper, fuller understanding of what John
> > wrote. Most of the decent commentaries mention these nuances and if you
> know
> > how to use the tools to figure out the Greek then you can have a greater
> > impact on your "learners" in the parish.
>
> JVDB:  Father, have you looked at Kenneth Gentry's "Before Jerusalem Fell:
> Dating the Book of Revelation" (he uses A LOT of quotes from the Early
> Church Fathers!) and David Chilton's "The Days of Vengeance:  An Expostion
> of the Book of Revelation"?  Both are excellent books I would highly
> recommend...probably not what you're used to reading though...
>
> Fr. J.
>
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