Theology
The Dates of the Gospels
It is often asked; when were the Gospels written? To this question we have to seek for both intrinsic evidence that we find in the Gospels themselves and extrinsic evidence which has been greatly developed with modern research. In 1976, the eminent New Testament scholar, John A. T. Robinson, with his book: Redating the New […]
Dating Early Christian Gospels
Another view ….. from http://journalofbiblicalstudies.org/Issue4/Articles/dating_early_christian_gospels.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Andrew Bernhard A remarkable number of ancient gospels not included in the New Testament have been recovered during the past two centuries. In evaluating these gospels, scholars have come to astonishingly different conclusions about when they were written. Some scholars have assigned many of the newly recovered gospels […]
When were the Gospels written?
The dates of the Gospels By George H. Duggan When were the Gospels written? Or, to frame the question more precisely, when had the Gospels arrived at the state in which we now have them? The present text, we have reason to believe, was preceded by earlier drafts. If that is so, we could not […]
Ascending into Heaven
One wrote: No one has ascended into heaven before Jesus – John 3:13 Elijah ascended into heaven – 2 Kings 2:11 Only one may be correct as they are mutually exclusive. Which one? Athanasius responded: The Orthodox teach that there are a number of heavens. First. The heavens where the birds fly Second. The heaven […]
No one can have God as Father who does not have the Church as Mother
“No one can have God as Father who does not have the Church as Mother” If anyone considers and examines these things, there is no need of a lengthy discussion and arguments. Proof for faith is easy in a brief statement of the truth. The Lord speaks to Peter: ‘I say to thee,’ He says, […]
Orthodox lectionary questions
Ken Smith wrote: Over the weekend I took off my shelves Bruce Mtezger’s book “The Text of the New Testament” and started re-reading it. In chapter 1, “The Making of Ancient Books”, he talks about some of the available sources we have for getting back as close as possible to the original text of the […]
Proof-texting
Facing the Proof Text Method by Henry Neufeld ….. I suggest that the use of proof-texts is a manifestation of laziness and the desire to get something for nothing. People do not wish to spend the time firmly grounding their understanding in what various Bible writers actually teach. They would much rather have a short […]
The Tsunami and God
Richard Rohr, OFM So many have asked me to write my thoughts on the tsunami holocaust, and I only do it with fear and hesitation, and little hope of “success.” Who am I to explain the ways of God? What is this mystery of human suffering? Why does God allow such absurdity, pain, and injustice? […]
Spong’s Theses
Note: Spong’s theses are posted here for thought and reflection, not because I agree with them (see our Statement of Faith for JMM’s position). Rowland. ~~~ From Mark: Twelve Theses – John Shelby Spong from “Here I Stand” ( HarperCollins; New York:2000 pp. 468 -469) Drawn from my book Why Christianity Must Change or Die: […]
Inerrancy
[From Mark]: ‘Inerrancy’ does not appear in Latin nor English before the 1800’s according to the “Oxford Companion to the Bible”. The earliest known example was from 1865 and had to do with the RCC prior to the Ist Vatican Council “The old Ultramontane doctrine of the inerrancy of the Pope”, Pusey “Eiren”, p.326. (source: […]
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