RE: Atheist Bible Study 1: Genesis
October 17, 2018 at 9:25 am
(This post was last modified: October 17, 2018 at 9:26 am by vulcanlogician.)
(October 17, 2018 at 8:13 am)SteveII Wrote: I'm just saying that your "Bible Study" is really "let's just read it". Hermeneutics, textual criticism, exegesis be damned! No wonder there is such a disconnect between what most atheists think Christians believe and what they actually believe. I have to thank you for making that clear to me.
Recently, I had a discussion with my born again father concerning the Bible. Having been properly spoon-fed much of the Bible in my Catholic upbringing, I was able to easily carry on this conversation with him. But we ran into problems when I postulated that a certain verse might be interpreted different ways or brought historical contexts to bear on our conversation. In his Baptist bible study class, he was told that only a "plain reading" is a correct one, and that my approach was some kind of denial of Biblical authority.
That's right, Steve. It's not just atheists, but also large numbers of Christians who say "Hermeneutics, textual criticism, exegesis be damned!" And in regards to atheists... not all atheists say that. Bart Ehrman is a good example of one who doesn't.
