tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102937856333775840.post1683339861386897910..comments2023-12-23T19:04:18.739-05:00Comments on The Crow's Eye: Against Christ (I)Jack Crowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499087036876745723noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102937856333775840.post-31407158475552030932010-08-22T11:52:47.828-04:002010-08-22T11:52:47.828-04:00Well, the whole "taking literally" thing...Well, the whole "taking literally" thing is a problem. Fundamentalists do not take the Biblical text literally -- they believe it is inerrant, and in order to preserve the illusion of inerrancy, they engage in a lot of nonliteral interpretation. And I don't know of any <i>non</i>-holy writ that is entirely consistent.<br /><br />I'm also wondering about the remark that a lot of "Gnostics and Arians" died in connection with the arrangement of the NT. Of course, a lot of "orthodox" Christians also died. What's that got to do with it? I think you may be confusing the often-bloody doctrinal (not biblical) disputes over (say) the nature of the Son with the formation of the canon, about which we know very little.<br /><br />If you have access to a university library, you might want to look at Dennis Nineham's paper on the genealogies, in his <i>Explorations in Theology</i>.<br /><br />I like your basic approach here, so I'll keep watching to see where you're headed.Duncan Mitchelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05304723745550906958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102937856333775840.post-40228009449948133042010-08-19T13:10:38.136-04:002010-08-19T13:10:38.136-04:00Je comprend, TPR. What I'm saying, though, is ...Je comprend, TPR. What I'm saying, though, is that I'm taking the text literally, <i>as I proceed.</i> Along the linear narrative arc of the storyline, itself.<br /><br />This is not a holistic endeavor, wherein I wonder aloud at inconsistencies in a religious text. I don't know any holy writ that is entirely consistent, because almost none of it is conceived by a single hand, guided by a single mind, with a single purpose to fore. The nearest approximation of that beast is the Book of Mormon, and it has its own problems, <i>on that account.</i><br /><br />The Gospels and the larger New Testament were arranged and redacted with a narrative in mind. Lots of people died - especially Gnostics and Arians - to ensure this point.<br /><br />So, I'll take that bloody narrative at face value, on its own terms, in order to offer my commentary.<br /><br />Respect,<br /><br />JackJack Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499087036876745723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102937856333775840.post-69924106169708613592010-08-19T10:20:42.634-04:002010-08-19T10:20:42.634-04:00Noting that the two genealogies don't match is...Noting that the two genealogies don't match <i>is</i> treating the text literally. And the genealogies contradict Jesus' own claim that the Messiah would not be a 'son of David.'Duncan Mitchelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05304723745550906958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102937856333775840.post-85657256966991392592010-08-18T22:53:00.663-04:002010-08-18T22:53:00.663-04:00Davidly,
Je ne sais pas.
fwoan,
I'm trying ...Davidly,<br /><br />Je ne sais pas.<br /><br />fwoan,<br /><br />I'm trying to treat with the text literally. <br /><br />Respect,<br /><br />JackJack Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499087036876745723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102937856333775840.post-4190936305589260032010-08-18T14:22:24.206-04:002010-08-18T14:22:24.206-04:00There's two genealogies for Jesus in the new t...There's two genealogies for Jesus in the new testament and, surprise, they don't match.fwoanhttp://forwantofanail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102937856333775840.post-4804266970348960382010-08-18T09:05:05.942-04:002010-08-18T09:05:05.942-04:00Great one, and on the nose, of sorts.
Of course, ...Great one, and on the nose, of sorts.<br /><br />Of course, within the depths of mushroom-like rumination, I swear my knowledge is nothing more than an illusion. Perhaps a sense "greater" than faith. There must be a term for an atheist who doubts existence altogether.<br /><br />Who was it who originally said that we can know nothing?davidlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754707934311038544noreply@blogger.com