Bruce Alderman

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I've been a Christian since 1985, and a member of East Heights United Methodist Church in Wichita since 1994. My theology is Wesleyan/Arminian, but I don't think all Christians must share this view.

I believe that the Bible is inspired but not inerrant, that it was written to teach us about God and not the physical universe.

I believe faith is not an intellectual pursuit but a transformation of our entire being.

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Jan 5	answered	Evidence outside Matthew for Matthew 27:52-53
Dec 30	accepted	How did the gospels get their names?
Dec 19	revised	Historically, how was Jonah classified in terms of literary genre? fixed unfinished sentence from my original post
Dec 16	comment	How did the gospels get their names? Is the Patmos tradition based solely on identifying the gospel writer with the author of Revelation?
Dec 16	comment	How did the gospels get their names? @LanceRoberts: That would be redundant. The same tradition gives us all four names.
Dec 16	comment	Why didn't Joseph try to contact his father from Egypt? Is there any way to answer this question apart from speculation?
Dec 16	answered	Historically, how was Jonah classified in terms of literary genre?
Dec 14	revised	Can we date Mark without first committing to an interpretation of the Olivet Discourse? expanded on evldence from 1 Clement
Dec 14	answered	Can we date Mark without first committing to an interpretation of the Olivet Discourse?
Dec 14	comment	Can we date Mark without first committing to an interpretation of the Olivet Discourse? Many ancient people lived what we would consider a full lifespan. The second century martyr Polycarp claimed before he died that he had served Christ for 86 years. The Greek philosopher Socrates was 70 when he was sentenced to death.
Dec 14	asked	How did the gospels get their names?
Dec 8	accepted	What is the significance of the floating ax head in 2 Kings 6:1-7?
Dec 8	accepted	What is the difference between historical-grammatical and historical criticism?
Dec 6	asked	What is the significance of the floating ax head in 2 Kings 6:1-7?
Nov 19	comment	How consistent were Augustine's hermeneutics? +1 for "The literal sense is the meaning intended by the human authors at the time of writing" -- this can't be stressed enough, that ancient people did not understand "literal" the way moderns do.
Nov 18	revised	Does 1st Kings say that pi = 3? fixed grammar and clarified
Nov 17	answered	Does 1st Kings say that pi = 3?
Nov 16	awarded	Nice Answer
Nov 11	comment	Is there a scriptural warrant for the literal-historical approach? @GalacticCowboy: I mentioned the parables to draw a parallel: Just as Jesus' verbal teaching has a deeper meaning for those who seek it, so do the Scriptures.
Nov 2	comment	Who named the wrong priest in Mark 2:26? @Jack: I do believe your views are reasoned and thought through; given your assumptions, you've reached reasonable conclusions. My objection is that because I start from different assumptions, I am being accused of claiming the Holy Spirit is incompetent.