tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33549841.post2238257412786381540..comments2023-03-31T05:46:40.000-04:00Comments on Jennwith2ns: WonderfulJennwith2nshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07798541847458334716noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33549841.post-9686102183564532872007-06-25T15:27:00.000-04:002007-06-25T15:27:00.000-04:00LL--I hear you.Craver--goof.Peacepipes--I like thi...LL--I hear you.<BR/><BR/>Craver--goof.<BR/><BR/>Peacepipes--I like thinking of "Wonderful" as one of God's titles, too. And surely it is. Although I think in the context of that passage, I like thinking of it as a qualifier, because it matches the other two ("adjectived") names, and plus that way each Person of the Trinity gets a mention.<BR/><BR/>Barry--you're so right. But I confess to using the word "awesome" a lot. Like, a LOT.Jennwith2nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798541847458334716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33549841.post-86477302347477617002007-06-24T15:31:00.000-04:002007-06-24T15:31:00.000-04:00The word "awesome" has this same problem...dilutio...The word "awesome" has this same problem...dilution through hyperbole. <BR/><BR/>It's like, <I>totally</I> not awesome anymore.Barry Pikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00417162275834989021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33549841.post-37907121263377230532007-06-23T14:21:00.000-04:002007-06-23T14:21:00.000-04:00I think, somewhere along the line, "wonderful" too...I think, somewhere along the line, "wonderful" took on the positive connotations we typically associate it with in today's use. However, I doubt that the origin of the word necessarily lent itself toward the positive or negative. I suspect it was simply used to describe something that was, literally, "full of wonder"...or at least something that caused one to wonder...or ponder...or question. <BR/>Isaiah 9:6 suddenly comes to mind as well. The verse resonates the prophesy of Christ's birth with a litany of names by which He will be called. Depending upon the version you read, the location of the comma varies and "Wonderful" is either a simple, but splendid, adjective of "Counselor"...or a title in and of itself. Both are appealing...and perhaps, even "wonderful"...but for some reason, I tend to prefer the latter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33549841.post-43798534860441900652007-06-22T14:31:00.000-04:002007-06-22T14:31:00.000-04:00That's really interesting, Cube Rev. I wish you re...That's really interesting, Cube Rev. I wish you remembered who it was, too, because I'd probably check it out (if I ever got a faster internet connexion). Probably she's right that most contemporary translations are less poetic (at least in terms of floweriness)--but I think often they're more startling and attention-grabbing, which might be more the point of what God's trying to do sometimes.Jennwith2nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798541847458334716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33549841.post-61342870084894794272007-06-21T23:00:00.000-04:002007-06-21T23:00:00.000-04:00I watched a lecture by a woman on faith and litera...I watched a lecture by a woman on faith and literature, she was a total atheist, but felt that there is a void in most art because very few artists are out there writing from a religious center. She also moaned how contemporary versions of the bible weren't poetic. Man, I wish I could remember who it was who said it!Out Of Jerseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698802395603296603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33549841.post-68608210123278046942007-06-21T09:22:00.000-04:002007-06-21T09:22:00.000-04:00Hiya Pal! I'm torn between misusing the word "won...Hiya Pal! I'm torn between misusing the word "wonderful" and glibly tossing terms of endearment (from your previous post) around, so I'll just say, "Woohoo!"<BR/><BR/>I feel better now, thanks.Craver Viihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882284402568264182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33549841.post-6736444233889341542007-06-19T20:57:00.000-04:002007-06-19T20:57:00.000-04:00I find those passages so sobering and sad. I consi...I find those passages so sobering and sad. I consider that for God perhaps it will feel the way it would feel for me if I had to step in and destroy my own children. A terrible, terrible thing. I like the end of the book better, of course.L.L. Barkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333960142447144678noreply@blogger.com