Gordon,
I think it important that we see these remarkable coincidences (which
you believe 'somehow stand out from most of the rest of Scripture.') -
as a facet of the wider OBC phenomena. In a recent email to Moorad I
sketched a scenario - or 'Theory of Divine Intent' (TDI)* - that alone
appears to provide a reasonable explanation of the totality of the
empirical data. As a mathematician you will already be aware of the
strength of my case - though you have yet to admit as much.
I therefore suggest that a rebuttal of my claim re the English KJV
cannot succeed until a reasonable naturalistic explanation be found for
the whole body of OBC phenomena.
Concerning your closing comments: who are we to question what God deems
sufficient and appropriate revelation for any particular age?
Vernon
* "That the Creator, in his wisdom, has underwritten his word with
specific evidences of his being and sovereignty - these to be revealed
at the appointed time (ie, now)."
gordon brown wrote:
>
> On Fri, 21 Sep 2001, Vernon Jenkins wrote:
>
> > Gordon,
> >
> > Thanks for the additional comments.
> >
> > It appears that one could now argue for the particular authority of the
> > English KJV in that it achieves, (a) the centrality of the shortest
> > chapter (Ps.117) - an outward appeal, invoking all to praise God, and
> > (b) the centrality (in terms of verses) of a matching inward appeal,
> > encouraging the soul to bless the Lord (Ps.103:1,2).
> >
>
> Vernon,
>
> This is the most bizarre method of textual criticism I have ever seen. In
> fact, although you claim to deduce the authority of the KJV from its
> central chapter and verses, I think you are really doing the reverse. You
> assume the KJV's authority and then conclude that its central chapter and
> verses somehow stand out from most of the rest of Scripture.
>
> Do you think that all believers prior to the reign of King James I were
> disadvantaged by not having the KJV? After all, if the participants in the
> Nicene Council had known about the KJV's I John 5:7, the task of refuting
> the Arian heresy should have been easier. Also, if Augustine had had the
> KJV when he wrote about the Lord's Prayer, he wouldn't have had to ask why
> Luke omitted certain petitions contained in Matthew's account.
>
> Gordon Brown
> Department of Mathematics
> University of Colorado
> Boulder, CO 80309-0395
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