tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post112639513369954993..comments2024-03-29T03:57:26.974-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: Plato's Parmenides VII, The One IIGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-5903499147093674502021-03-24T21:42:55.475-04:002021-03-24T21:42:55.475-04:00I went to Sunday School in a Presbyterian church, ...I went to Sunday School in a Presbyterian church, and they didn't really talk much about angels. It came up every Christmas for the annual pageant, because some kids got to be the angels while the rest of us were shepherds. <br /><br />The Catholic Church has a richer ontology, as Chesterton noted; the Protestants were very focused on Jesus and the disciples, but rarely wanted to talk about spiritual beings other than Jesus and the devil. Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-83503547196503803612021-03-24T20:17:05.395-04:002021-03-24T20:17:05.395-04:00The shield comment (Quis sicut Deus?) seems to beg...The shield comment (Quis sicut Deus?) seems to beg the question mark. I don't remember much Latin, church or classical. I have rather read that line as "He, who is like God." with no question intended. The ancients seemed to have no concept of a "power" except as with a persona that weilds that power. A better translation might be "The Power of God" as others might be Raphiel, i.e. "The Healing (Power) of God". <br /><br />Sunday School was a long time ago, and I wasn't the best student. Mike-SMOnoreply@blogger.com