C.J.O'Brien
Posts: 395 Joined: Aug. 2005
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Quote (EoRaptor013 @ Feb. 27 2008,12:50) | Quote (skeptic @ Feb. 27 2008,13:01) | Raptor, *sigh*, alright go right ahead but don't say I didn't warn you. |
Before you go, weren't you going to show how advanced your understanding of the Bible is?
Let's try a simple one:
What effect did the Babylonian exile have on the development of Jewish, and ultimately Christian, theology? Please point to passages that support your view.
Thanks.
ETA: Is there a better thread for this discussion -- assuming there ends up being a discussion? |
Yeah, apoplectic there did get all high and mighty about the bible, didn't he?
I'll bite, too.
Since the subject of this thread is miracles, maybe apoplectic would care to enlighten those of us who are clearly scripturally challenged about the miracles of Jesus.
Like, for instance, what passages in John point to the existence of a lost source, known as the Signs Gospel? What can we make of the interpretation of the miracles as "signs," and what were they signs of? Bonus points for discussion of the emphasis in Matthew and Luke on the Davidian geneology, why those two accounts might differ, and why the identification of Jesus with the house of David was significant to what groups of early Christians, and why?
Or perhaps apoplectic would like to hold forth on how the pattern and order of the miracle stories in Matthew and Luke suggest that those two writers had Mark as a common source?
We await your expertise, O enlightened one.
Edited to add: A different thread would be fine by me as well, as I can see that skeptic would rather avoid questions rather than bestow upon us the glory of his scriptural wisdom.
-------------- The is the beauty of being me- anything that any man does I can understand. --Joe G
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