RE: Does the Bible Contradict Itself?
August 2, 2012 at 9:31 am
(This post was last modified: August 2, 2012 at 9:38 am by spockrates.)
(August 2, 2012 at 8:53 am)Rhythm Wrote: Because I'm the author, and haven't we established that the author is the best place to go looking for intent? That you are apparently interpreting my worlds differently -even though you have my repeated explanations to the contrary- does more to showcase exactly what I've been expressing here than it does what you hope to establish, doesn't it now?
Yes, I agree the author's intent is the standard by which one should measure the accuracy of one's own interpretation in the case of non-fiction writing. Now please answer the second question: Are you saying that the authors of fictional stories (unlike non-fiction stories) are "powerless to correct the interpretations of their readers"? (cf. your quote from post 324). Also, you keep saying we are not having the same discussion, but I don't understand your meaning. Please explain.
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