tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771481682224413552.post8849850108636066517..comments2024-03-16T02:12:38.325-07:00Comments on God cannot be contained!: Some thoughts on choosing a church to attendMiller Jones/Lonnie C Hendrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865316200703641028noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771481682224413552.post-77165604831781739572015-07-28T08:22:34.068-07:002015-07-28T08:22:34.068-07:00DCJ: Do you think 'Hebrews' is authoritati...DCJ: Do you think 'Hebrews' is authoritative?Minimalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07394978086891772878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771481682224413552.post-25851869770674131322015-07-27T13:53:03.037-07:002015-07-27T13:53:03.037-07:00Minimalist: Thanks for the reply. But doesn't ...Minimalist: Thanks for the reply. But doesn't whether Hebrews is authoritative concern almost exclusively fundamentalist Christians? Those who sit more in the mainstream it would seem would be less concerned about the provenance of specific books and therefore could afford to be a little more laid back about the phenomenon of Scripture. Or maybe I'm getting off the subject.DCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03181310194367951914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771481682224413552.post-38451071633409335572015-07-25T07:13:17.397-07:002015-07-25T07:13:17.397-07:00Minimalism simply means using evidence as a filter...Minimalism simply means using evidence as a filter to find the essence. I try to keep up with the latest scholarship on Christian origins, from the Jesus Seminar to today's breakthrough scholars. <br /><br />For instance: Richard Carrier on Acts: (Acts written 40 - 100 yrs after Galatians)<br />"Acts tries very hard to contradict Galatians, and has a clear motive to do so (to whitewash the divisions in the early Church and fabricate a tale of harmony)"<br /><br />And on the Gospels:<br />"Matthew is an anti-Pauline text. It is specifically written (redacting the pro-Paul Mark) to attack and denounce him and his views, by putting those denunciations retroactively into the mouth of Jesus. Mt. 5:19 is a perfect example of that (a clear and direct attack on Paul’s gospel)"<br /><br />The Gospels being fabricated after Paul, not as the canon in the Bible is deceptively sequenced.<br />Minimalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07394978086891772878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771481682224413552.post-80286852860063784452015-07-22T20:08:12.284-07:002015-07-22T20:08:12.284-07:00I disagree with Mentalist. Even though I find much...I disagree with Mentalist. Even though I find much wrong with religion, including every form of Christianity, I'm not sure we would have been better off without the (man-made) invention of religion. Militant atheists, of course, in their bullying and self-righteous arrogance, will not agree -- and I acknowledge there is plenty of negative religion out there to feed fodder to the militants. I find it interesting that Mentalist is concerned that we quote only authoritative texts. He wants to keep us pure.--Dixon C.DCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03181310194367951914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1771481682224413552.post-82371525373319389052015-07-21T06:01:16.551-07:002015-07-21T06:01:16.551-07:00Enough Bible thumping already!
Your time would be...Enough Bible thumping already!<br /><br />Your time would be better spent reading the scholars and investigating the fraudulent origins of Christianity.<br /><br />You quote the Pauline(?) text of Hebrews like it was authoritative.Minimalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07394978086891772878noreply@blogger.com