opinionBy TassieSeneviratneIn his book titled “Gethsemane’s Human Question” published in 1960, by The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd., A.C. d’ASeneviratne, raises a pertinent question. “The traditional view of Christ’s prayer in Gethsemane, as expounded by St Thomas Aquinas, is for many the orthodox and authoritative view. But scholarly andsaintly as Aquinas undoubtedly was, he had not given his mind to the task of interpretingtheprayer of Christ in Gethsemane. “The words “Father, save me from this hour” were not words of prayer. This surely is a question that merits official consideration by the (Christian)Church.”(The writer is a son of the book’s author)

Source: Sunday Times March 08, 2017 09:01 UTC