Re: [asa] The Barr quote - observations on critical responses to Barr

On May 17, 2008, at 6:55 AM, David Heddle wrote:

> David,
>
> But why is it misplaced? YECs use Barr as a scholar who affirms
> their claim that the only reasonable interpretation of the writer of
> Genesis was yom = ordinary day. That supports YECism. The fact the
> he then uses that as part of an argument against inerrancy is
> unimportant. They can agree that from that point on, they diverge
> from Barr.
>
> To me it seems like a fair argument for YECs to make.
>
> David Heddle

It is unfair because it is special pleading. I am sure that YEC
accepts nothing else of Barr and his colleagues while it ignores a
wide swath of conservative linguistic scholarship. If Barr is
considered untrustworthy everywhere else why accept him here only
because it advances your point?

Rich Blinne
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Received on Sat May 17 09:14:55 2008