Two discussion papers on “Jesus as our elder brother” and the doctrine of adoption

[quietcanon]

I’ve written two companion discussion papers for private study and reflection. They approach these topics from a canon-first perspective using a simple hierarchical framework (prioritizing the direct divine voice in scripture, followed by inspired voices, while treating later human commentary as valuable but open to re-examination).The papers are:

• The Adam Contradiction: Re-examining Jesus as “Our Elder Brother” and the Doctrine of Adoption
  → https://write.as/quietcanon/the-adam-contradiction
• The Foundations of Divine Sonship: Moving from Biological Literalism to a Covenant-Centered Restoration
  → https://write.as/quietcanon/the-foundations-of-divine-sonship

They’re offered only as resources for thoughtful personal study. I’d be interested in any feedback or discussion from those who read them.

[Stargazer]

1 hour ago, quietcanon said:

 

I’ve written two companion discussion papers for private study and reflection. They approach these topics from a canon-first perspective using a simple hierarchical framework (prioritizing the direct divine voice in scripture, followed by inspired voices, while treating later human commentary as valuable but open to re-examination).The papers are:

• The Adam Contradiction: Re-examining Jesus as “Our Elder Brother” and the Doctrine of Adoption
  → https://write.as/quietcanon/the-adam-contradiction
• The Foundations of Divine Sonship: Moving from Biological Literalism to a Covenant-Centered Restoration
  → https://write.as/quietcanon/the-foundations-of-divine-sonship

They’re offered only as resources for thoughtful personal study. I’d be interested in any feedback or discussion from those who read them.

Just so you know, the Social Hall isn't really intended for the kind of interaction you are asking for. It's social.  One introduces oneself, or post things that don't necessarily involve serious discussion. You may have noticed that you're not allowed to post in In the News or General Discussions immediately upon signup, which is why you've posted this here. But once you've made 25 comments in other topics on the board, you become eligible to start new topics on those fora.

That being said, I skimmed both, and found them interesting.  But you might be better off checking out and commenting on some of the topics that are already posted, and once you've read the "magic" 25, you could post the essays in General Discussions in their entirety, so they can be quoted and discussed properly. Posting them as links may actually discourage some folks here from commenting. We have some users here who post even longer pieces, so length shouldn't be an issue. 

I can see why you would want to post them on MDDB, though, since write.as doesn't give readers the opportunity to comment on what's published. 

I am curious why your essays contain a disclaimer about Brigham Young University, though.

Edited 7 hours ago by Stargazer

[Calm]

1 hour ago, quietcanon said:

I’ve written two companion discussion papers for private study and reflection.

Why choose anonymity?

To be blunt, I am much less likely to read something anonymous and I suspect I am not the only one.  

Edited 7 hours ago by Calm