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It maybe just the bible.... But, it looks like more than that, anyway.. I was lurking around Amsterdam.... And as expected I wasn't really paying attention to anything or focusing on anything... short attention span and such... But, I seem to have taken two photos of this book.... if it is the bible, ok, but if it isn't what is it?

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it looks like an old renaissance text, 1600's region, I think it is called "Nouarum lectionum libri quatuor"...

if it is... it's by a guy called- Guillermo Cantero (Canter), who was born in born in Utrecht, on the 24th july in 1542...

he studied latin and greek with Cornelio Valerio. Finally Valerio sent him to paris to learn more greek under Jean Dorat.

he became a "soldier of christ" (jesuit??) and spent some years in Italy and germany, he then moved to Lovaina, where he lived for the rest of his life.

his works include "Nouarum lectionum libri quatuor, Amberes, 1571; De ratione emendandi Graecos auctores syntagma, Amberes, 1571, y Deorum et hominum illustrium progenies, Amberes, 1571.

(I have just taken that from the 1 Cor 12,13: UNA CONJETURA RENACENTISTA

Cf. Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek, I, 1911, col. 559.

its all written in spanish though, so my translation might be lacking!!)

google/wiki him, see if that takes you where u want to go!

adios...
 
Believe it or not, it deals with Christmas, and describes the "Advent" leading up to Christmas. Quatour Tempora (ember days), pertains to the fasting during the ember days of advent. The page on the left is describing the fourth week of advent (Wednesday I believe). It is giving instructions on what to do, and how to do it (fast and prayer).
 
Quahom1 said:
Believe it or not, it deals with Christmas, and describes the "Advent" leading up to Christmas. Quatour Tempora (ember days), pertains to the fasting during the ember days of advent. The page on the left is describing the fourth week of advent (Wednesday I believe). It is giving instructions on what to do, and how to do it (fast and prayer).
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I was just thinking this morning on the nature of advent and the advent candles. And then Thomas posted that info on faith and hope and love. And then you described this.

My question was, what is the biblical source for advent? I know we have all this tradition, however is it post Christ or something he initiated? Or did Paul or the disciples initiate it or was it post them??

Now I've seen references of advent wreaths to yule logs and pagan roots. Got that, but what is the Christian origin?
 
whoa, 17th!! You found my book!!! I lost that like seven years ago when I was wandering around Amsterdam, dumb and drooling after a night of eating the space cake. Can you mail it to me?

kthnx

:)
 
wil said:
I was just thinking this morning on the nature of advent and the advent candles. And then Thomas posted that info on faith and hope and love. And then you described this.

My question was, what is the biblical source for advent? I know we have all this tradition, however is it post Christ or something he initiated? Or did Paul or the disciples initiate it or was it post them??

Now I've seen references of advent wreaths to yule logs and pagan roots. Got that, but what is the Christian origin?
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Though prototypes of Advent (or St. Martin's Lent), can be noted to the Council of Sargosa (circa 380), it appears that Gregory the Great firmly established the Advent (circa 600), by having the four weeks prior to Christ's Mass set aside for special prayers and fasting (this of course being the Romanized version of the Advent). What we are more familiar with (including wreaths and yule logs, etc.), can be tracted to the late 18th/early 19th Century, particularly the Lutheran traditions, and gained a great deal of popularity world wide beginning the 20th.

It is not "biblical" perse, but rather a tradition of devoution, leading up to the nativity. A "countdown" and preparation of one for the celebration of the "savior", that is Jesus.
 
Francis king said:
bah... it was a good guess, though, surely? award me points for sounding believable, surely?
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I would've given you points on sounding like a true scholar.... Would'a could'a shoulda..... :D

Pathless said:
whoa, 17th!! You found my book!!! I lost that like seven years ago when I was wandering around Amsterdam, dumb and drooling after a night of eating the space cake. Can you mail it to me?

kthnx

:)
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Mate!!! For reals? lol.... I'll "pop" it in the post asap..... :D
 
i searched for "Quatuor tempura"... and it gave me... guillermo... Utrecht is a district in Amsterdam, makes sense to me...
 
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