tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543231.post3978220651509337583..comments2023-06-15T09:41:19.355-05:00Comments on NT/History Blog: Ouija Bible or Story Bible?Bill Heromanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283809456471966882noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543231.post-56945862912656946122010-05-13T20:13:49.297-05:002010-05-13T20:13:49.297-05:00lol no, not "clear as mud." as an OT guy...lol no, not "clear as mud." as an OT guy, i CAN relate to slipperiness of the task of determining one's stance(s) on historiography.mike foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04820630954659336880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543231.post-25281563411226611522010-05-13T06:14:23.862-05:002010-05-13T06:14:23.862-05:00The also part is solidity. Is that a word? What ...The also part is solidity. Is that a word? What I mean is, not creative writing. In the past, there's been way too much literary license from folks who've tried reconstructing the Story. <br /><br />Of course, that fine line is also a question depending on where your theory of historiography comes into play... which is something else I'm trying to work on.<br /><br />Clear as mud, eh?Bill Heromanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283809456471966882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543231.post-32982884954505113532010-05-12T22:26:33.264-05:002010-05-12T22:26:33.264-05:00bill,
this is very interesting. but alas! i'm...bill,<br /><br />this is very interesting. but alas! i'm afraid i'm not able to picture what the, well, end product you're describing would look like. can you help me out with a bit more detail? i think i hear you saying that we need a work that retells the story of the NT in way that also, well, what's the also part? language that describes the historical setting?<br /><br />or am i totally missing what you're saying?<br /><br />either way, very interesting, and thanks for your time. <br /><br />-mikemike foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04820630954659336880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543231.post-72422987925888349722010-05-12T13:00:18.505-05:002010-05-12T13:00:18.505-05:00Sigh. Somebody finally asked. Fine, then.
Frank...Sigh. Somebody finally asked. Fine, then.<br /><br />Frank's 'Untold Story' gives a lot of people a good eye-opening as to the advantage of seeing NT passages in their larger context. My main problem with Frank's content is that he didn't do any of his own work. He just regurgitated what others have done, going mainly by the consensus among conservative christian scholars. I myself have major problems with conservative chrisitan scholars, and I suspect Frank still hasn't realized the implications of a lot of what he included. <br /><br />In short, Frank put together what was already out there in order to finish & publish quickly. In that dept, he's got me beat by a mile. But I think we need more. And I think we need better.<br /><br />Much better.Bill Heromanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283809456471966882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543231.post-55056232828782051272010-05-12T10:07:19.753-05:002010-05-12T10:07:19.753-05:00By the way, Bill, have you read Untold Story of th...By the way, Bill, have you read Untold Story of the New Testament Church by Frank Viola? If so, what are your thoughts on his work?Josh Lawsonhttp://jlawson23.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543231.post-57502903956596120002010-05-12T10:06:29.402-05:002010-05-12T10:06:29.402-05:00"Normal Christian folk (who also bravely atte..."Normal Christian folk (who also bravely attempt to actually read the Bible) will never have much sense of context or coherence within the New Testament until we INTEGRATE the CONTENT of scripture together with CONTEXT material into one cohesive Story format. AND it has to be one that is historical non-fiction - not just an imaginative drama, but a rationally reconstructed narrative."<br /><br />Amen and amen!Josh Lawsonhttp://jlawson23.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543231.post-85035783158588681722010-05-11T19:17:36.090-05:002010-05-11T19:17:36.090-05:00Thanks, Eric. I hope so too. And when something ...Thanks, Eric. I hope so too. And when something significant starts to happen with my ongoing project, I'll take all the support I can get! :-)Bill Heromanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283809456471966882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12543231.post-4392992921696234572010-05-11T08:24:02.366-05:002010-05-11T08:24:02.366-05:00I hope this will come together in our life time, B...I hope this will come together in our life time, Bill. And I would not be surprise when you would play a significant role in creating such a non-fiction story. <br />And if that would help somehow, I'd like to be one of your supporters....Erichttp://www.eurobooks.nlnoreply@blogger.com