Athetotheist claims Deut 4:2 means one cannot add anything to the Torah. Athetotheist wrote: ↑Fri Jul 21, 2023 11:06 am As for not swearing/making a vow, it’s another example of Jesus getting to the heart. There isn’t really any contradiction with what Jesus said and Num 30:2. Yes, there is. “Num 30:2 When a man …
The Bible is a complex book that cannot be simply viewed from a single perspective and then entirely judged by that perspective. It is a book utilizing many literary devices, several of which don’t even exist today. Just because one views it from one perspective and doesn’t understand it doesn’t mean the Bible itself is …
I first addressed some misconceptions of the Bible: The Bible does not need to be “perfect”. Just like witnesses in a case are not all thrown out because they have conflicting details, we should likewise view the authors of the Bible as a set of witnesses in a court case. We need to discern the …
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I do believe Adam, global flood, etc to be literal events. But, there are true born-again Christians that love Jesus that do not believe these to be literal events. Are they still going to heaven? Yes. So, ultimately, it doesn’t matter if a Christian takes these literally or figuratively. https://debatingchristianity.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1052502#p1052502 It’s my personal belief that …
Athetotheist wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:25 am What do you mean by “hermeneutics”? – the study of the methodological principles of interpretation (as of the Bible – a method or principle of interpretation https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hermeneutic Hermeneutics is the study of interpretation. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hermeneutics/ Hermeneutics is the science and the art of biblical interpretation. It is …
Athetotheist wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 10:50 pm The word “torah” means “law”. https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon … v/wlc/0-1/ Law is only one of the meanings. From your source, it is “law, direction, instruction”. Let’s see what Jews have to say on what the Torah means: In ancient times, the word “torah” wasn’t a proper noun at all, …
Diogenes wrote: ↑Wed Jan 05, 2022 3:05 am With all these creation and flood myths we are expected by the Christian faction to accept absolutely only one of them, the account in Genesis. It seems the height of ethnocentric arrogance to pronounce ONE scripture out of thousands of similar traditions that represents the ‘one true …
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But, there is another class of explanations which include the concept of syncretism: Syncretism is the merging or assimilation of several mythologies or religions, a process well known by anthropologists. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Native … cal-change Syncretism is definitely prevalent in world religions. As a matter of fact, practically all existing world religions either mention or have a …
I don’t believe it can be contested that Jesus Christ is the most influential person in all of human history. As Christians, what we believe is Jesus Christ is our Lord and we should follow his teachings and example. And it is through the Bible that we primarily get our knowledge of his life and …
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To recap the arguments presented so far… I first addressed some misconceptions of the Bible: The Bible does not need to be “perfect”. Just like witnesses in a case are not all thrown out because they have conflicting details, we should likewise view the authors of the Bible as a set of witnesses in a …