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Re: A problematic story of Abraham in the Old Testament

Rich — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:11:01 -0000

Jeremiah, your opening sentence simply demonstrates your ignorance. The historicity of the Bible is not in doubt by serious scholars of history. Neither do the Bible's narratives have the character of myth. That's simply one of the convenient excuses for dismissing its message with regard to humanity's sin, which is quite well documented through the ages, and God's means of providing salvation through His Son Jesus Christ. What common sense and objective thinking is it that causes modern thinkers like yourself to move on?

Re: A problematic story of Abraham in the Old Testament

Ed Hahnenberg — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 08:00:26 -0000

Jeremiah...Thanks for reading my blog. I think what would be helpful, before you throw out the baby with the bath water, is a better understanding of the historical-critical method of interpreting the Scriptures which scholars of all mainline Christian (and Jewish) denominations are coming to embrace. You might start with Parts 3 & 4 of my Slideshare PP presentations at http://www.slideshare.net/ejjh....

I also would draw the line, as a Catholic theologian, between equating Christianity and Islam. While there are similarities, there is a world of difference between the two. If you are interested in a scholarly understanding of the differences, may I recommend the Oxford series. For Islam go to http://www.amazon.com/Oxford-H.... For the Christian history, the link is http://www.amazon.com/Oxford-I....

If you choose to remain a skeptic without doing the research, you may be like so many reasonably well-educated people who, for various reasons, choose not to investigate the theological movement away from fundamentalism to the historical-critical approach to Judeo-Christian scriptures.

It is ironic, though, that the world's two largest religions have been at serious combative odds since the 7th century, but that might be politically incorrect to point out, as GWB found out.

Re: A problematic story of Abraham in the Old Testament

Jeremiah Camara — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:06:16 -0000

Any "serious scholar," as you mentioned would not go to such lengths to explain, prove or disprove something as nonsensical and non-historical as the bible. Too much time is spent re-researching and re-reexploring the validity of stories so blatantly absurd, plagiaristic and mythological. They're not worth the energy. "Serious scholars," objective thinkers, and those who possess common sense must move on. This is the age of skepticism; allow believers of Christianity and Islam to look more foolish and antiquated as the years pass...or until they annihilate each other.