Scott Hahn Article in "New Oxford Review"

[Huiou_Theou]

I’m not a legal expert on copyright law, but colleges post single articles from journals online – even without the journal’s permission (apparently). This falls, I believe, under fair use, but it would be a good idea to check.

As for the article, some criticisms stick, some don’t.

As for vinegar , what difference does it make what the word is in Greek?
Vinegar, as anyone making wine knows, comes from a fly getting to the wine mash – of course vine-gar is fruit of the vine. It is literaly sour wine.

Is the critic implying that this was uncommon vinegar made from apples or something? or is he looking for a typo where Scott misspelled a Greek word – or what. He doesn’t say.

The only thing one can distinguish about the persons of the trinity is the relation of persons (CCC). So ANYTHING distinguishing that is said about them other than their relationship is poetic license!

Objectively, the complaint about the trinity may stick, but come on! Catholics have always artificially attributed different acts to different persons in traditional Catholic teaching. It’s just an annoying fact that we can’t distinguish characteristics about the trinity!

So, lets not bother writing about the trinity. It’s a very important subject, but 12 sentences will about cover all that can really be said.

Scott’s stuff is speculative, OK, I knew that. I ignore the things I don’t like, and am grateful for all the wonderful insights I do like.

 

[sparkle]

I rather appreciate the Protestant converts. It’s just that they’re so excited that they’ve finally the Truth. I think usually it’s the case with anybody in any denomination, they usually keep harping on ONE thing, over and over, most likely THE thing they’ve found out that means the most to them. With Scott Hahn, it’s probably the “covenant thing”. He’d better watch himself -or he’s gonna get high blood pressure or have a heart attack, from being so overly zealous! He’s got passion that’s for sure!!!

Loved his video on the Eucharist!–The Lamb’s Supper!!!

 

[SusanL]

Scott Hahn’s conversion tape was a factor in my conversion. I couldn’t ignore the intelligence and the thought that went into his conversion. That made a real impression on this former Methodist.

Converts do get very passionate about their new-found faith. I’ve been told that there’s nothing more obnoxious than a Catholic convert.

 

[Yonnie]

I have Dr.Scott Hahn’s tape series “The End, A study of the book of Revelation”. It for me is one of most amazing looks at Revelation I have heard. There was also critiques about this series in the article, implying that Dr. Hahn is way off base from “traditional” views. But all throughout this series Dr. Hahn is constantly stating this is just “his” view that others may not agree with. To me his view of Revelation makes more sense that many other interpretations I have came across.

I have always found Dr. Hahn to be very humble in his approach to Bible theology.