[asa] restrained accommodationism?

My early impression of this [ASA] list was that most of you are TEs, and that
with that you are probably accommodationists of varying degree. Yet since I’ve
been lurking over the last months, the most active threads have always involved
concordism of varying flavors. (i.e. debates over Adam as Neolithic, or
ancient, etc. –but always as a historical person) so much so to make me think
my impression was mistaken.

Are most of you actually concordists who just differ over the details? Am I
alone in my thoughts that my faith would not be much affected if, for example,
Jonah, Job, NT parables, (or even early Genesis) was not completely historical –
in fact, some of it maybe not historical at all -- but yet is truth without
having to be so in the modern/historical sense?

Granted the difficulties much expressed about messy transition between early
Genesis mythology (NOT to be taken as a demeaning term here) and the necessary
historicity in later Genesis, that problem seems no less messy than awkwardly
forced concordisms.

Or is my original impression correct, and you just find yourselves engaged with
a vocal group of well-researched and persistent concordists (who do indeed
bring a great wealth of knowledge and perspective to the debate – don’t get me
wrong.)

As always, I’m sure my inquiry is the umpteenth of its nature on this list
history, and any patience you all choose to extend is always appreciated. You
have every right to start saying: To your inquiry (#23) we respond with
devastating reply #219 and for penance read “you idiot” #64. Or you can just
refer to earlier posts. But I do mostly appreciate the exchange here from all
sides be they concordist or accomodationist -- or at least the ones I've taken
time to read out of the volumes written.

--merv

Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines. --Steven Wright

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Received on Fri Jun 30 15:20:26 2006