tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748546794339601451.post6143836688012239329..comments2024-02-16T11:28:01.863-06:00Comments on Moore Perspective: Chronology of Paul’s Writingsamerikiwihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03392673888503758721noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748546794339601451.post-22720430246590955772016-07-14T20:25:30.673-05:002016-07-14T20:25:30.673-05:00Gary,
I seem to have hit a nerve. Your previous m...Gary, <br />I seem to have hit a nerve. Your previous message was civil and polite, while this one seems more like a condescending attack. You’ve jumped to the conclusion that my belief in Christ’s resurrection “is based almost entirely on minority, even fringe, scholarship.” Other than having given you an abbreviated list of scholars who disagree with your assessment of 2 Peter, I have not cited a single one to support my convictions. I regularly read a wide range of scholarly works but accept no one’s assertions without doing my own critical investigation and developing my own conclusions (cf. the numerous studies I’ve posted). I’ve discovered that the critical orthodoxy venerated by liberal scholars is not as convincing as you and so many others contend, often based on conjectural argumentation, unwarranted presuppositions, circular reasoning, and excessively complicated redaction and compilation theories. When subjectivism is equated with critical thinking, pseudonymity is too easily and dogmatically assumed, and biblical authors are unnecessarily portrayed as mindless redactors, pardon me for not buying into all this lopsided propaganda. <br /><br />You, on the other hand, repeatedly appeal to the anecdotal generalization of what “the overwhelming majority” of scholars allegedly think. I would strongly recommend that you invest some time considering the weighty responses of reputable yet more conservative (by no means “fringe”) scholars to get a more balanced perspective on the issues at hand. They are no less “authorities” and “experts on the subject.” My brief article on the resurrection of Jesus, along with the supplementary information provided by the numerous attached Links (which you seem to have ignored), speak for themselves. Your flippant and demeaning remarks are not justified.<br /><br />No one who has fully embraced the teachings of the resurrected Christ has ever “caused SO much harm to SO many people.” It is extremely unfair and prejudicial to judge and then discount an entire movement because of the abuses and misbehavior of those who violate and misconstrue its teachings. As for your invitation to embrace secular humanism -- no thanks. I concur with Jeremiah’s observation: “O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man who walks to direct his own steps” (Jer. 10:23). <br /><br />In the future, if you can’t be more reasonable and civil, your disparaging accusations will not be posted on this blog.<br />amerikiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03392673888503758721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748546794339601451.post-79513015084628706162016-07-13T23:11:00.832-05:002016-07-13T23:11:00.832-05:00Bottom line, Kevin you cannot prove that you have ...Bottom line, Kevin you cannot prove that you have any eyewitness testimony, even by the standards of the majority of NT scholars!<br /><br />You are claiming to have eyewitness testimony of a "car accident" but then unable to convince even the cops (the authorities on the subject) that eyewitnesses ever existed. Your belief in the historicity of this supernatural event is based almost entirely on minority, even fringe, scholarship. You are in the realm of conspiracy theorists, Kevin: Absolutely certain of the veracity of your beliefs, but considered "fringe" by experts on the subject.<br /><br />It is an ancient superstition, Kevin. It has caused SO much harm to SO many people.<br /><br />Abandon supernatural superstitions and embrace secular humanism. The world will be a better place if we all do.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02519721717265344702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748546794339601451.post-16348769699722904652016-07-13T17:22:01.700-05:002016-07-13T17:22:01.700-05:00My response to Gary, to which he has replied, is m...My response to Gary, to which he has replied, is my 12 July 2016 post on The Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The multiple Links I've provided counter much of what he says in his response.amerikiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03392673888503758721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748546794339601451.post-21279368826568398642016-07-13T15:59:19.146-05:002016-07-13T15:59:19.146-05:00Thank you so much for your lengthy review, Kevin. ...Thank you so much for your lengthy review, Kevin. I have copied and pasted your above article and responded to your comments on my blog:<br /><br />Escaping Christian Fundamentalism<br />article date: July 13, 2016Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02519721717265344702noreply@blogger.com