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| − | '''Perfection''' was originally used in the sense of completeness, or attaining completeness. Its more common meaning of flawlessness arose later. | + | '''Perfection''' is a concept that originated with the [[Bible]], in [[Psalms]], [[Ezekiel]], and the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]]. ''See, e.g.'', Ezekiel 28:12 ("Son of man, raise a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says the Lord God: 'You were the signet of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.'");<ref>[[ESV]].</ref> Hebrews 7:11. |
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| − | Perfection is a concept that originated with the [[Bible]], in [[Psalms]], [[Ezekiel]], and the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]]. ''See, e.g.'', Ezekiel 28:12 ("Son of man, raise a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says the Lord God: 'You were the signet of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.'");<ref>[[ESV]].</ref> Hebrews 7:11.
| + | Hebrews 2:9-11, which may have been spoken or written by [[Jesus]] himself after the [[Resurrection]], explains:<ref>NAB version - [http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/100415.cfm Reading for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time]</ref> |
| | + | {{cquote|Brothers and sisters: |
| | + | He "for a little while" was made "lower than the angels," |
| | + | that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone. |
| | + | <br>For it was fitting that he, |
| | + | for whom and through whom all things exist, |
| | + | in bringing many children to glory, |
| | + | should '''''make the leader to their salvation perfect through suffering'''''. |
| | + | He who consecrates and those who are being consecrated |
| | + | all have one origin. |
| | + | Therefore, he is not ashamed to call them “brothers.”}} |
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| | + | == History of term == |
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| | + | The term "perfection" was originally used in the sense of completeness, or attaining completeness. Its more common meaning of flawlessness arose later. |
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