I'm reading and was following up to: "De Lubac’s hermeneutical insights—based on his Platonic sacramental ontology—looked to the Old Testament as a sacrament containing the mystery of the reality of Christ."
There I wondered why it was necessary to use the word "sacrament" when "anology" is perfectly apt. The better the anology the more it would reveal of Christ's mystery. But to reason that it works as an analogy because it is a sacrament.... doesn't that lend too much divinity to analogies? You could call such analogies a lesser "sacramental" and still have to fully explain what you mean.
I would not object to the term ‘analogy.’ in my approach, it serves the same purpose as the term ‘sacrament.’ But my reason for also using the latter is precisely the apprehension expressed in your question: The language of analogy often assumes a separation between nature and the supernatural. The language of Sacramento mentality does not allow us to assume such a separation.
Superb. Thank you, Hans.
I'm reading and was following up to: "De Lubac’s hermeneutical insights—based on his Platonic sacramental ontology—looked to the Old Testament as a sacrament containing the mystery of the reality of Christ."
There I wondered why it was necessary to use the word "sacrament" when "anology" is perfectly apt. The better the anology the more it would reveal of Christ's mystery. But to reason that it works as an analogy because it is a sacrament.... doesn't that lend too much divinity to analogies? You could call such analogies a lesser "sacramental" and still have to fully explain what you mean.
I would not object to the term ‘analogy.’ in my approach, it serves the same purpose as the term ‘sacrament.’ But my reason for also using the latter is precisely the apprehension expressed in your question: The language of analogy often assumes a separation between nature and the supernatural. The language of Sacramento mentality does not allow us to assume such a separation.
To me though it begs the question: what is a sacrament that makes it different from an analogy? Are they interchangeable?
Very fair question. You’ll have to forgive me for not responding to this on substock as the question deserves.
Thank you! You are not least an epistemological ophthalmologist.