RE: How Do We Behave?
May 27, 2011 at 8:41 pm
(This post was last modified: May 27, 2011 at 8:42 pm by fr0d0.)
More so Nap, but @ both of you... I think you seem to always be stating that biblical commentary is actually prescribed behavior. What we're addressing here is the intersession by the people of Gods standards onto any given cultural state. That happens to be set in ancient middle eastern culture which we must superimpose onto our situation now and see what it says to us.
This God we're addressing hasn't been a God who imparts knowledge beyond what people already had. The language used is the same as is found everywhere around that time. The angle is, however, unique in it's situation. Where other deities were distant overlords needing placation, this deity placed human beings as his representatives.
@ Nap I would condemn slavery now, but most likely would have condoned it 2000 years ago. <--- that's secular morality. How I would have treated slaves as a slave owner... would be governed by my belief that people can change and have to be given the freedom to do so > which is informed by my beliefs.
This God we're addressing hasn't been a God who imparts knowledge beyond what people already had. The language used is the same as is found everywhere around that time. The angle is, however, unique in it's situation. Where other deities were distant overlords needing placation, this deity placed human beings as his representatives.
@ Nap I would condemn slavery now, but most likely would have condoned it 2000 years ago. <--- that's secular morality. How I would have treated slaves as a slave owner... would be governed by my belief that people can change and have to be given the freedom to do so > which is informed by my beliefs.
