[percy-l] What does emanation mean in the Bible? - Google Search

Lauren Berdy lauren.stacy.berdy at gmail.com
Thu Jul 9 09:10:05 EDT 2020


Thank you all for your kind attention to my inquiry

Emanation “ to flow from” 
(From which all things are derived from the first reality or
Principle)

“ the first impressions are immortal all”
From Thomas Traherne Poem
“Dumbness”

I’m interested in rooting about the ground of all things 
Lauren


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> On Jul 8, 2020, at 8:50 PM, janetcantor37--- via Percy-L <percy-l at lists.ibiblio.org> wrote:
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> Welcome and have more to say here. This is really to the point and had to be helpful.
> Janet Cantor
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> On Wednesday, July 8, 2020, 08:34:57 PM EDT, Joseph Francisco <joe.francisco4591 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Well this article is quite the rabbit hole: 
> https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05397b.htm
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> But may give a little better sense of Emanation as it may be used in Catholic theology (not a common term, to my knowledge). 
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> In Percy, man's search for God is undertaken in the arena of people and things in the world. It's possible to seek Him there because all of created Being emanates from Him. Kind of like how you can tell a little bit about an artist from seeing his art.
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> Anyway. Hope that is helpful.
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> Also, I've been following on here for a while now, but haven't introduced myself. I'm an English teacher living in New Jersey. Discovered Percy in college and 'reverted' to Catholicism shortly thereafter.
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> Cheers,
> Joe Francisco
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> On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 4:16 PM Lauren Berdy <lauren.stacy.berdy at gmail.com> wrote:
> I took the liberty of asking a question 
> Outside this circles former content.
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> Although I have read deeply in 
> Dr Percy’s landscape my
> Portal wasn’t thru Catholicism.
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> Can someone please explain the
> Theological meaning for
> Emanation ?
> The metaphors behind?
> I wonder this as it is a  word
> That might help along my own
> Thoughts on “first causes”
>  Thanks 
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> https://www.google.com/search?q=What+does+emanation+mean+in+the+Bible%3F&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwje3Ymnj_zmAhWGxVkKHdhnB1kQzmd6BAgMEBc&biw=320&bih=529&dpr=2
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