Comments on: Gentiles, rejoice! http://www.cornellsociety.org/2007/06/gentiles-rejoice/ Unity in charity, diversity in truth Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:39:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Clara http://www.cornellsociety.org/2007/06/gentiles-rejoice/#comment-16056 Clara Sat, 23 Jun 2007 21:43:54 +0000 http://www.cornellsociety.org/2007/06/gentiles-rejoice/#comment-16056 Indeed. But somehow I always pictured the flames as something that appeared, descended onto their heads, and then went away again, perhaps before anyone else could see. I have no real grounds for thinking this -- it's just the picture that my childhood imagination conjured upon hearing the story -- but I guess it does seem to me that, if they had fire still dancing on their heads when all the people started gathering, a lot of the people would have been terrified, or at any rate would have commented as much on the fire as on the fact that the men were speaking their language. But maybe the Holy Spirit helped them to overcome their fear and realize just a bit of the significance of the event, as I mentioned in my post? I don't know. If any of the Fathers have expounded on this, I'd be interested to read. I hope you're enjoying the Latin class, TP. If you get a chance to post about the things you're doing in Rome, I'm sure we'd all be interested to read! Indeed. But somehow I always pictured the flames as something that appeared, descended onto their heads, and then went away again, perhaps before anyone else could see. I have no real grounds for thinking this — it’s just the picture that my childhood imagination conjured upon hearing the story — but I guess it does seem to me that, if they had fire still dancing on their heads when all the people started gathering, a lot of the people would have been terrified, or at any rate would have commented as much on the fire as on the fact that the men were speaking their language.

But maybe the Holy Spirit helped them to overcome their fear and realize just a bit of the significance of the event, as I mentioned in my post? I don’t know. If any of the Fathers have expounded on this, I’d be interested to read.

I hope you’re enjoying the Latin class, TP. If you get a chance to post about the things you’re doing in Rome, I’m sure we’d all be interested to read!

]]> By: Tobias Petrus http://www.cornellsociety.org/2007/06/gentiles-rejoice/#comment-15985 Tobias Petrus Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:25:04 +0000 http://www.cornellsociety.org/2007/06/gentiles-rejoice/#comment-15985 Good points. But: "Perhaps Tobias Petrus is right that there were literally tongues of flame" The Bible says there were, right? Good points. But: “Perhaps Tobias Petrus is right that there were literally tongues of flame” The Bible says there were, right?

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