Relevant, Cryptic, Perfect, Divine

[Ian Livingston]

Works if you happen to be something of a mystic.

On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 10:11 PM, David Payne<dpayne1912 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> I was just listening to a podcast that provided four philosophical assumptions that readers often take to the Bible -- which seemed relevant to current discussions about AtD, Bush, editing, etc.:
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> 1. The text is always relevant (it speaks to current events)
> 2. The text speaks cryptically (so you must dig deeper -- e.g., to understand how different parts speak to current events)
> 3. The text is perfect and harmonious (therefore, contradictions, which include internal incosistencies as well as incosistencies with the readers' expectations, must be resolved by digging deeper for the crypic meaning)
> 4. The text is of divine orgin
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> See lecture 2: http://webcast.berkeley.edu/course_details_new.php?seriesid=2009-B-51803&semesterid=2009-B
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