tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post7285524980241522196..comments2024-03-27T11:27:31.790-05:00Comments on A Catholic Life: Who Are the "Sheep Not of This Fold"? Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07929374709032473716noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post-46684641431121027192023-05-01T23:16:25.143-05:002023-05-01T23:16:25.143-05:00St. Augustine: n these words He certainly referred...St. Augustine: n these words He certainly referred to the Gentiles, since He had sheep also among the people of Israel. But in that passage He goes on immediately to add the declaration, “Them also I must bring, that there may be one fold and one Shepherd.” And so we may say that, just as the phrase, “Abba, Father,” contains the idea of [the two races,] the Israelites and the Gentiles, the word “Father,” used alone, points to the one flock which these two constitute.<br /><br />Search for many others at <a href="https://www.catholiccrossreference.online/fathers/index.php/John%2010:14-18" rel="nofollow">https://www.catholiccrossreference.online/fathers/index.php/John%2010:14-18</a>Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07929374709032473716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post-63656012662925801372023-05-01T11:17:11.124-05:002023-05-01T11:17:11.124-05:00I appreciate the article. I have done extensive st...I appreciate the article. I have done extensive study on this topic and I want to pose a question. When else in any of the Gospels or scriptures does Jesus refer to the Gentiles as sheep? <br /><br />If He is referring to the Gentiles as sheep here, being another flock that will enter the one fold, it would be the only instance. He even directly refers to a Samaritan women as a dog, but of course her faith proves to be worthy. But my main point is if Jesus is referring to the Gentiles it’s inconsistent with other times.<br /><br />Also what Church fathers have spoken of this passage and where is it cited? ThanksMatthewnoreply@blogger.com