Raymond E Brown, universally
acclaimed as
an excellent Scripture scholar,
went to be with his Lord on the
8th August 1998. He left behind a tremendous knowledge that up until now was only widely available through his books. Now his wonderful teachings have been made accessible to everyone through recordings made at Fr. Raymond's conferences.
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May 1998 Fr. Raymond gave his unique permission to Paul Soffe of Welcome Recordings to release his talks 'The Beginnings of the Church' recorded by Paul in February 1998 in London. Fr. Raymond also asked him to record him
in
the UK
where he was hoping to give a conference covering the area he is most
well
known
for, the Gospel of John.
Sadly,
this was not meant to
be.
Raymond went to be
with His Lord On
August 8th 1998
In
December 1999 Paul
received permission
from the Society of
St. Sulpice
to look for other
recordings given by
Raymond. There are now
seven sets available. Much work has been done to the tapes including digitally
enhancing them to ensure they are excellently presented for all to hear. Since their availability people from all walks
of life
and from all over the world have
greatly benefited from
listening to these
wonderful talks.
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We asked Paul why they are so popular...
"Raymond makes the Scriptures come alive . Many people and from many different denominations have written in telling us how their faith in God's Word has been renewed. As well as a wonderful Scripture Scholar he had a pastoral heart for his listeners. For Raymond, the Word's relevance for our lives today was very important. Listening to these tapes is an easy way and wonderful way to experience the power of God's Word and to see its effect in our every day lives. Also, many wonder how the Gospels came into being. Raymond answers this important question in a very clear and understandable way."
Paul Soffe has recently received permission from
The Society of St. Sulpice in the USA to seek out and to make available any other recordings that might exist.
Paul again...
"I have wanted to publish Fr. Raymond's tapes for several years after hearing him speak and being greatly effected and changed by his wonderful approach to the Word of God. Good speakers are very hard to come by, but someone of Raymond E Brown's calibre is a once in a lifetime phenomenon! And on a practical level , unbeknown to Fr. Raymond and to a certain degree ourselves, if we hadn't been given this work it is quite likely we would not have been able to continue. We have had many opportunities to publish other speakers which would have seen us financially better off, but we knew it was important to only make available quality talks. For as long as I can remember, Raymond was the speaker I deeply desired to record and publish. I think it was a constant prayer of the heart that eventually got answered and in a wonderful way!
I am now looking for other masters of Raymond's talks. If anyone knows of any out there, please do let me know !"
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BRIEF HISTORY OF WELCOME RECORDINGS
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Welcome Recordings started in 1992 when the New Jerusalem Bible publishers "Darton, Longman & Todd" gave Paul Soffe permission to put the Gospels and later the New Testament on tape. A few years later the company was able to offer, as well, many other talks on spirituality and prayer life. Testimony Tapes were added later to cover the area of conversion and Christian growth. The one major area not adequately covered was in depth Biblical teachings.
Recording Fr. Raymond E. Brown in 1998 fulfilled Welcome Recordings' desire to make available
some of the best Biblical teachings ever recorded.
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