What exactly is a "conservative perspective" with regards to reading/interpreting scripture?
Curiously,
Charles
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Charles W. Carrigan, Ph.D.
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Olivet Nazarene Univ., Dept. of Physical Sciences
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"To a naturalist nothing is indifferent;
the humble moss that creeps upon the stone
is equally interesting as the lofty pine which so beautifully adorns the valley or the mountain:
but to a naturalist who is reading in the face of the rocks the annals of a former world,
the mossy covering which obstructs his view,
and renders indistinguishable the different species of stone,
is no less than a serious subject of regret."
- James Hutton
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>>> "David Opderbeck" <dopderbeck@gmail.com> 4/24/2006 11:20 AM >>>
Has anyone read John Collins' new book, "Gensis 1-4: A Linguistic, Literary, and Theological Commentary"? (Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0875526195/sr=8-1/qid=1145895399/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-5350462-9748866?%5Fencoding=UTF8 ) It's really outstanding, I think, in taking the text very, very seriously from a conservative perspective, and in showing by doing that that a simple "literalist" isn't what the text intends to communicate. Not everyone here will agree with all of Collins' conclusions, but it's well worth the read.
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