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I've had decades of "teaching". Now I am more interested

Posted on: August 31, 2019 at 09:05:13 CT

TigerMatt STL

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in archaeology and textual studies of the Bible, not what later interpreters came up with to try to explain away contradictions.

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Nm - TigerMatt STL - 8/31 01:07:59

One needs to understand the Bible is a long series of tales - raskolnikov MU - 8/31 09:31:41

And yeah, the Bible is a great piece of literature. One - TigerMatt STL - 8/31 12:22:20

I have Hayes' textbook. It serves as a good intro, but I - TigerMatt STL - 8/31 09:37:27

RE: I have Hayes' textbook. It serves as a good intro, but I - raskolnikov MU - 8/31 09:50:50

Matt,you force me into being redundant - Macgrantt MU - 8/31 09:16:06

Nm - TigerMatt STL - 8/31 09:29:43

Your repetition on the subject has shaken my faith. I’m - Emoji Man MSU - 8/31 09:38:48

I am as worried about that as you are Allah casting you into - TigerMatt STL - 8/31 10:07:13

RE: Your repetition on the subject has shaken my faith. I’m - raskolnikov MU - 8/31 09:51:57

I think for one to go out of their way to plant the seed of - Emoji Man MSU - 8/31 10:00:50

RE: I think for one to go out of their way to plant the seed of - raskolnikov MU - 8/31 10:33:51

The Document Hypothesis.. etiological stories of creation - TigerMatt STL - 8/31 10:44:45

RE: The Document Hypothesis.. etiological stories of creation - raskolnikov MU - 8/31 11:11:18

Keep your crap to yourself. - Toger STL - 8/31 10:10:27

Now E, both of us know - Macgrantt MU - 8/31 09:42:55

Never an alter boy. Way too much of a trouble maker. I got - Emoji Man MSU - 8/31 10:15:33

I know you look down your nose at my Crown Black - Macgrantt MU - 8/31 11:26:32

I thought Canadian whiskey was for teens that didnt know - TigerMatt STL - 8/31 10:20:34

Here come da judge, here come da judge.(nm) - Toger STL - 8/31 09:42:19

I'm well aware of your animosity toward that hypocrite - Macgrantt MU - 8/31 09:38:14

you don't have be a retard about. just simply - dangertim MU

- 8/31 09:05:21

Yeah.. and that gets dismissed because he was a prophet so - TigerMatt STL - 8/31 09:10:49

Important to see that the Exodus story never happened - raskolnikov MU - 8/31 09:48:37

Do the differences you note materially change the story? - DHighlander NWMSU - 8/31 08:56:03

Nm - TigerMatt STL - 8/31 09:01:45

That settles it. There is no God - Nohawks MU - 8/31 08:40:17

Nm - TigerMatt STL - 8/31 08:48:19

OK. To paraphrase Chesterton - Nohawks MU - 8/31 09:01:55

I've had decades of "teaching". Now I am more interested - TigerMatt STL - 8/31 09:05:13

Not a thing wrong with that - Nohawks MU - 8/31 09:07:49

He generally fails at context - Spanky KU - 8/31 10:15:18

That's generally the case with hyper critics - Nohawks MU - 8/31 10:46:34

I'd say it is more in line with theological interpreters who - TigerMatt STL - 8/31 10:52:11

And that changes context... how? - Spanky KU - 8/31 11:40:02

Nm - TigerMatt STL - 8/31 12:23:49

Chronicles was written long after the crucifixion as a - Spanky KU - 8/31 14:20:44

1 Chronicles was written around 300 BCE. Several - TigerMatt STL - 8/31 14:42:39

A couple of things - Nohawks MU - 8/31 11:35:37

Yeah and we still know Amalek so he hadn't been blotted - TigerMatt STL - 8/31 10:23:02

Did you know the Virgin Mary was said to be 12-14 yr. old. - Toger STL - 8/31 08:53:06

There may be but why did God psychologically rape and - Toger STL - 8/31 08:44:21

With all the prophecies written down for centuries.. and - TigerMatt STL - 8/31 08:57:38

No doesn't mean no when she says - Nohawks MU - 8/31 08:51:29

How could a little girl really say no to God?(nm) - Toger STL - 8/31 08:54:39

So are you saying as a post enlightenment kinda guy - Nohawks MU - 8/31 09:03:41

Who does? - Toger STL - 8/31 09:05:58

But its about us. Our free will - not Gods - Nohawks MU - 8/31 09:10:56

Yes.. BUT God would have known she could handle it - TigerMatt STL - 8/31 10:54:27

Possible however bottom line - Nohawks MU - 8/31 11:25:54

12 yr old having free will to become pregnant. - Toger STL - 8/31 09:18:29

A 12 year old (no we really don't know her age) - Nohawks MU - 8/31 09:27:21

So you believe God asks. - Toger STL - 8/31 09:40:58

Well suffice to say IMHO - Nohawks MU - 8/31 10:03:57

I was honestly taught by my mother that catholics are bad. - Toger STL - 8/31 10:14:06

LOL. Well the Catholic Church is a mess right now - Nohawks MU - 8/31 10:50:16

I can't say that I care about Mary's age. It was a far - TigerMatt STL - 8/31 09:32:58

Agreed. Cultural factors in play (nm) - Nohawks MU - 8/31 09:50:44

Which makes the Bible, IMO, the most magnificent work - TigerMatt STL - 8/31 10:48:49

***Footnote: This is for the death fetishizing MizzouTigerz - TigerMatt STL - 8/31 01:32:44