Shuan wrote:
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>Concordists and fundies tend to simply ignore the scholars view of Gen
>1-11."Lets not let expert analysis get in the way of our historical
>reconstructions" is the motto of both groups. I think this a short sighted
I guess it's a question of picking your experts. I know lots of
scholars with advanced degrees in Biblical studies that disagree with
most of what your scholars say. These people aren't dummies. They
simply reject the "enlightenment" presuppositions of most of modern
Biblical scholarship. They don't accept the fundamental methods of
the "higher critics" and approach scripture from the point of someone
who accepts divine inspiration rather than rejects it. Often these
scholars don't come to the same conclusions about the Biblical text
as other scholars. Von Rad is a fine scholar of high regard, but if
he is operating with "enlightenment" presuppositions as to the nature
of the Biblical text and I don't share those presuppositions, then
his scholarship is found wanting. I choose to follow the body of
scholars who have answered this school and performed their
scholarship with different presuppositions--this would be the old
Princeton school and their intellectual heirs at Westminster Seminary
and other conservative institutions. These folks are genuine scholars
and "concordists and fundies" aren't just "ignoring the scholars".
They are following scholars that approach the Biblical text from a
fundamentally different perspective.
>view that ends up in endless (and IMHO) pointless discussions on trying to
>extract a historical kernel out of Genesis 1-11. I have yet to see Glenn,
>Dick, or anyone else get to the meat of Gen 1-11, which for me , is What
>does it mean for ME and my community that my God is the maker of heaven and
>earth? As scientists, you should be able to contribute devotional and
>theological insights that I, a non scientist, do not have. I would like the
>list to table (at least, for a little while) the whole concordist debate and
>hear some contributions on this question.
I'm sympathetic with your plea here. May I suggest that we have a
look at some of the material published in the December 2001 issue of
Perspective that is on the web--
http://www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/2001/PSCF12-01Miller.pdf
http://www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/2001/PSCF12-01Morrison.pdf
http://www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/2001/PSCF12-01Harper.pdf
http://www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/2001/PSCF12-01Suppe.pdf
http://www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/2001/PSCF12-01Harper2.pdf
TG
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