zerinus Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 At last, something on which we can agree.Perhaps, but for different reasons.
Jeff K. Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Jeff,You wrote:I don't know what you are trying to say here. Feel free to explain.That's pretty funny. If only you knew the hundreds, perhaps thousands of hours I have spent studying the passage in Greek, reading ancient speeches to understand the cultural background of Paul's speech in Athens, reading academic periodical articles and books devoted to the passage....False dilemma. The "unknown God" was not a reference in an inspired text. It was an inscription on a pagan altar. Paul's use of the inscription was rhetorical, as a springboard from which to explain that he was talking about a God they did not know.Its not a false dilemma it applies very well. Just as you might call the Qu'ran a pagan altar. Think about it. The amount of hours you spent reading and stuyding the passage mean nothing if you aren't inspired to understand. The scribes in Christ's time argued along the same line.
Rob Bowman Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Jeff,You wrote:Its not a false dilemma it applies very well. Just as you might call the Qu'ran a pagan altar. Think about it. The amount of hours you spent reading and stuyding the passage mean nothing if you aren't inspired to understand. The scribes in Christ's time argued along the same line.First you tell me that I need to read Acts more carefully. Then when I tell you I have read it more carefully than you could ever hope to do you chide me for relying on my careful reading and tell me that my problem is that I'm not inspired to understand the text.You have nothing more to say to me. I probably wouldn't be inspired to understand it any way....
Jeff K. Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 That is what is called a strategic aside..... If you choose not to be inspired, then truly you won't be. Claiming you have read the Bible and then tossing aside a Pauline reference to a pagan god as being a "false dilemma" while ignoring the parallels between the analogies... what are we to think other than a lack of inspiration. Shrug.... it couldn't possibly be done with malice and forethought could it?
Rob Bowman Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Jeff,You wrote:Shrug.... it couldn't possibly be done with malice and forethought could it?What comments like that you're only reinforcing me in my belief that further attempts to reason with you would be fruitless.
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