Of course, they must provide the poor, benighted Russians, having no religious literature of their own, with copies of the glorious, all-encompassing splendor that is The Orthodox Study Bible. In English. Of a sort.
On the OSB hullabaloo, my thoughts keep returning to this: Abba Anthony said that the time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will rise up against him, saying that you are mad, because you are not like them.
Of course, they must provide the poor, benighted Russians, having no religious literature of their own, with copies of the glorious, all-encompassing splendor that is The Orthodox Study Bible. In English. Of a sort.
ReplyDeleteWhat are they thinking?
Yes, it's hard to imagine how Russia has managed to produce so many Saints over the last 1,000 years without the OSB!
ReplyDeleteWelcome, dear Father, to our Society of the Horrified. And I bet you haven't even seen this yet!
ReplyDeleteOn the OSB hullabaloo, my thoughts keep returning to this:
ReplyDeleteAbba Anthony said that the time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will rise up against him, saying that you are mad, because you are not like them.
(Apophthegmata Patrum. Anthony, saying 25.)