I've laughed at you plenty of times, Naz. But I don't think the way you argue is funny at all. As someone who calls himself a scholar -- and hence an authority -- you have a responsibility.
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I've laughed at you plenty of times, Naz. But I don't think the way you argue is funny at all. As someone who calls himself a scholar -- and hence an authority -- you have a responsibility.When we lose the ability to laugh at ourselves, we have lost an awful lot.
justified said:I've laughed at you plenty of times, Naz. But I don't think the way you argue is funny at all. As someone who calls himself a scholar -- and hence an authority -- you have a responsibility.
By the end of World War II, critical scholars again quietly dominated the academic scene from one end of the continent to the other. (pg 1)
THE SEVEN PILLARS OF SCHOLARLY WISDOM (pg 2)
...The first (pillar of scholarly wisdom) was the distinction between the historical Jesus, to be uncovered by historical excavation, and the Christ of faith encapsulated in the first creeds.
The second pillar consisted of recognizing the synoptic gospels as much closer to the historical Jesus than the Fourth Gospel, which presented a 'spiritual' Jesus.
The recognition of the Gospel of Mark as prior to Matthew and Luke, and the basis for them both, is the third pillar.
A fourth pillar was the identification of the hypothetical source Q as the explanation for the "double tradition" - the material that Matthew and Luke have in common beyond their dependance on Mark.
The liberation of the non-eschatological Jesus of the aphorisms and parables from Schweitzer's eschatological Jesus is the fifth pillar of contemporary scholarship.
A sixth pillar of modern gospel scholarship...consists of the recognition of the fundamental contrast between the oral culture (in which Jesus was at home) and a print culture (like our own). Jesus...will be found in those fragments of tradition that bear the imprint of orality: short, provocative, memorable, oft-repeated phrases, sentences, and stories.
The seventh and final pillar that supports the edifice of contemporary gospel scholarship is the reversal that has taken place regarding who bears the burden of proof. It was once assumed that scholars had to prove that details in the synoptic gospels were not historical. The gospels are now assumed to be...embellished by mythic elements and plausible fictions... Supposedly historical elements...must therefore be demonstrated to be so.
These seven pillars of sholarly "wisdom", ...are no guarantee of the results.
The Eighth Pillar:
In addition to the safeguards offered by the historical methodologies practised by all responsible scholars and the protection from idiosyncrasies afforded by peer review and open debate, the final test is to ask whether the Jesus we have found is the Jesus we wanted to find. This fatal pitfall has prompted the Jesus Seminar to adopt as its final general rule of evidence:
- Beware of finding a Jesus entirely congenial to you.
(pages 3-5, introduction)
Thanks for the encouragement!tall73 said:This thread had me laughing all the way through.
Good stuff there Nazaroo.
Nazaroo said:Thanks for the encouragement!
Did you become a moderator recently?
I never noticed that before.
May I inquire what the qualifications were?
Peace and a warm place in my heart,
especially since SDA doctrine is so close to my own.
Nazaroo!
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