Allen writes:
2. Jewish reckoning for a day goes from sunset to sunset. So when we read,
> "On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke
to
> the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking
> until midnight." (Acts 20:7), it means that the people got together
> Saturday night to listen to Paul speak because he was leaving them for
> Jerusalem the next day. He spoke till midnight, dealt with Eutychus, and
> then kept speaking until sunrise on Sunday. So the first breaking of bread
> occurred Saturday night after sunset.
Yes, Jewish reckoning begins the day on the evening before. So, if Paul and
the Trojans met Saturday evening by our reckoning, they were meeting on
Sunday by Jewish reckoning. But I do not want to prolong this discussion.
I realize that as SDA you will hold to your views. I respect that and will
let the matter go at that.
The point I was making in the quotations from the _Catechism of the
Catholic Church_ is that the Church beliefs that Sacred Tradition is also
inspired by the Word and the Spirit, and that it is incorrect from their
point of view that call this "the traditions of men." I am not defending
the RC position, just explaining it; and we can let that one go also.
Finally, one more point we shall continue to disagree on: it makes no
sense, in my view, to say that Scripture can only be interpreted by
Scripture. Scripture is interpreted by inspiration but it is also
interpreted by many methodologies, by reason, by the kind of contextual
knowledge (historical, cultural, etc.) that is usually brought to bear in
understanding it.
Respectfully,
Bob
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