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Act_of_Reparation

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12. See, here's the thing...

Reply to trotsky (Reply #9)

Wed Oct 2, 2019, 01:11 PM

Oct 2019

...there are experts in these fields. Guys like Bart Ehrman and (ugh) Bob Price. If you want to know what the Bible says about a thing, they have a scientific process for figuring it out.

The problem with this knowledge is that it isn't very useful, because people generally don't base their interpretations of scripture on the writings of secular historians and literary critics. So who cares what the authors of Genesis really thought about pumpkin spice lattes? I'm more concerned with what people actually believe.

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Yes, you are correct. Newest Reality Oct 2019 #4

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Question trotsky Oct 2019 #7

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That's kind of the point. trotsky Oct 2019 #9

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See, here's the thing... Act_of_Reparation Oct 2019 #12

Oh sure, studying the various translations and languages and whatnot. trotsky Oct 2019 #13

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perfect. edhopper Oct 2019 #27

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