Re: [asa] The tomb of Jesus?

Thank you George. I didn't mean to imply that contemporary Christian
existential theologies are necessarily "gnostic." One could make similar
comparisons with some of the more fideistic Reformed theologies, which I
think are also mostly unfair.

On 3/1/07, George Murphy <gmurphy@raex.com> wrote:
>
> I agree with a great deal of what David said but just want to utter a
> caution about the 1 bit below that I snipped, & especially the "existential"
> part. There are some similarities between classical gnosticism &
> existential theology a la Bultmann, especially in the latter's downplaying
> of the religious significance of the physical world. But let's remember
> that the key aspect of gnosticism which gives it its name is its emphasis on
> salvation through *gnosis*, knowledge. This contrasts strongly with the
> emphasis on faith as personal commitment in Bultmann.
>
> Shalom
> George
> http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* David Opderbeck <dopderbeck@gmail.com>
> *To:* philtill@aol.com
> *Cc:* asa@calvin.edu
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 01, 2007 9:11 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [asa] The tomb of Jesus?
>
>
> *David, I want to ask you about this, because I don't understand how
> Ehrman can believe this*.
>
> ...............
> IMHO, gnosticism resonates with a sort of mystical, existential approach
> to life that comports with a hyper-postmodern outlook.
> ....................
>
>

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Received on Thu Mar 1 09:29:24 2007