RE: Biblical Interpretation Reconsidered

A minor quibble --

The Church, even in the absence of scripture, is a
place where one can learn the historical prepositions
that attest Jesus is the Son of God, as it did before
the documents that comprise the New Testament were
written, much less formed into a canon.

I would also suggest that it is more than theoretical
to say that can also experience it through the working
of the Holy Spirit, but perhaps this is what you mean
by divine revelation in another post.

Neither of these possibilities require insanity. Only
one of these two requires divine inspiration.

--- "Alexanian, Moorad" <alexanian@uncw.edu> wrote:
> My claim is that Scripture is the sole place where
> one can learn the historical prepositions that
> attest Jesus is the Son of God. More likely is that
> if you get that info, viz. the divinity of Christ,
> anywhere other than Scripture, then one is most
> likely to be insane or else divinely inspired.
>
>
>
> Feliz Navidad to you too.
>
>
>
> Moorad
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu on behalf of John
> W Burgeson
> Sent: Sun 12/21/2003 12:41 PM
> To: Alexanian, Moorad
> Cc: asa@calvin.edu
> Subject: Re: Biblical Interpretation Reconsidered
>
>
>
> >>Lewis’ argument is that same that any sane
> reader of Scripture would
> arrive at>>
>
> Your claim, then, is that anyone who does not agree
> with you is insane?
>
> Come on, Moorad.
>
> >>If you claim that there are all sorts of
> possibilities,
> then you are indicating that Scripture is untrue,
> and so Jesus is not the Son of God. >>
>
> That may be my candidate for the worst syllogism of
> the year.
>
> I claim only that, from a purely logical viewpoint,
> there are other
> possibilities.
> To make that claim says 0 about scripture; it is a
> statement about an
> argument.
> Of course, from a logical viewpoint, Jesus'
> position as the Son of God is
> unaffected by whether scripture happens to be:
> (1) inerrant
> (2) infallible but not inerrant
> (3) fairly accurate
> (4) a fairy story
>
> Merry Christmas, Moorad.
>
> Burgy
>
> www.burgy.50megs.com/shadows.htm (Into the Shadows)
>
>
>
>
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Received on Mon Dec 22 17:45:12 2003