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>From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu]On
>Behalf Of Howard J. Van Till
>Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 8:30 PM
>To: Glenn Morton
>Cc: asa@calvin.edu
>Subject: Re: Is the resurrection story a "vehicle" for reflecting
>divine/human relationships?
>
>
>According to Glenn,
>
>> ...with Howard's response, I don't see consistency. He claims
>that the flood
>> narrative is merely a normal type of vehicle for 'reflecting on divine
>> judgement and divine/human relationships.'
>
>[Note how the word MERELY slipped in there. Glenn, that's your word, not
>mine.]
>
Howard, Note where the quotation marks are. It is clearly marked as my word
not yours. So I didn't misquote you.
>> Lets be consistent in all that we do.
>
>OK, but what constitutes a "consistent" interpretive methodology? Suppose
>you had to choose between these two:
>
>1. Recognize the diversity of biblical literary types and theological
>agendas, even within the restricted category of biblical text referring to
>historical events and persons. In coming to an interpretation of each
>portion of text, make full use of all that is known about its historical
>context, literary genre, cultural setting, theological role, textual
>context, etc (whatever is relevant to that portion of text). To be
>consistent, follow this procedure without exception.
>
>2. If any portion of biblical text, as read through the filter of modern
>Western cultural expectations, appears to refer in any way to historical
>events or persons, then treat that portion of text as nothing other than a
>matter-of-fact chronicle, an artless reporting of what happened
>and when. To
>be consistent, follow this procedure without exception.
>
>Which strategy is likely to be more fruitful?
Let's assume for the sake of argument that we should use #1, which is the
one you want. It leaves a big question I concerning the resurrection story
which you really haven't answered here. Consistent application of #1 must
lead to placing the resurrection story into the cultural setting. Why
shouldn't we place it in its cultural perpective? Afterall, there were lots
of resurrection stories.
glenn
see http://www.glenn.morton.btinternet.co.uk/dmd.htm
for lots of creation/evolution information
anthropology/geology/paleontology/theology\
personal stories of struggle
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