Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Where do these ideas come from?
In reading the book for the in class book review and what we have been studying in class groups such as the Jesus Seminar have seemed to come up with some pretty crazy ideas. The belief that only about 15 % of what Jesus in the bible is what Jesus really said , and things such as how Jesus never really died on the cross. I just can not wrap my mind around those ideas it seems that they draw alot of their ideas and assumptions from thin air sometimes. Either I am not smart enough to come up with ideas or study enough to think or I actually put my faith in what the Bible says and what God meant it to be. I just can't figure out some of these things that they have come up with in their studies they just seem so crazy.
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The reason why their ideas seem completely illogical is because it goes against the grain of every way we've been taught to view scholarship. They take an easier road of eisegesis and ridiculousness.
that was Toby
Since coming to college I have used my brain more in three years that the preivous 17. Sad statement. Anyway, what I'm saying is that I here have used my ability to think more clearly about the Bible, and know what to look up to read about the Bible, and the books requred for our classes always help me in questioning of the Bible. Thusfar in my reading about the Jesus seminar I have been amazed by their beliefs. I fear that some may read things like that and begin to doubt the Bible. I read things like that and put more faith in the pretty old document. I do wish i were smarter as well.
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