About Me

My photo
I hold a Master of Theological Studies from the University of Dallas' Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies. God has called me to be a father and to teach, so I now serve through From the Abbey, my catechetical apostolate. Brother Thomas is the persona I created for the moral theology textbook Dear Brother Thomas.

Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Noah

What is the meaning of the flood, recalling what water & the flood gates mean in the Creation story?

What does it mean that God "remembered" Noah? Hint: what does it mean that God knows something?

Why all the "sevens" in this story?

Covenant with Noah: God promises never to revoke the Covenant because of mankind's sin. This indirectly promises a savior, since a loving God would not allow the human Fallenness to continue.

Humanity given permission to eat animals = continuation of the Fall (loss of harmony between humanity & Creation).

Commandment given to humanity: Do not take human life

No comments: