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I am in my senior term at the Seminary of the Wilderness. My first ten years were spent as bi-vocational pastor/evangelist in Utah preaching of Christ how I knew best and trying to improve by learning theology from Reformed, Wesleyan, Pentecostal, Baptist and other sources. The second ten years were spent as a BVP/E and discovering that I didn't know what I thought I knew and reading the Bible without outside influence. At the beginning of the third ten I started seeing Christ in the OT, and tried to figure out how and why. I intend in the fourth ten to figure out how to communicate what I learned last term. After that I might be useful for something.

My bias in approaching the Bible is that I believe that it exists in a form today sufficiently intact to be considered infallible. That apparent contradictions are intentional riddles designed to guide us in focusing on different aspects of Christ. That sensus plenior exists in a form which is discernible in a verifiable, and reproducible manner. And that God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him.


Jul
12
comment Why did the Law of Moses tolerate polygyny (polygamy) but not polyandry?
@Kazark "15 And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. 16 For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. " He covers violence in this passage and blood in the next.
Jul
12
comment Why did the Law of Moses tolerate polygyny (polygamy) but not polyandry?
@Kazark I think there should be a rule like the Nazi rule for the use of "clearly" ;-) First, covenants are made by taking oaths. The covenant is the agreement, and the oaths are the vows to keep the agreements. Second, In Malachi, it is God who made the covenant. He's the only one allowed to swear an oath. The law says that if a woman takes an oath it can be nullified by the husband. The church is the bride of Christ, and therefore the oaths taken to false religions, like Mormonism are made null and void. We don't take oaths in the NT because the Man has nullified the oaths of his bride.
Jul
12
comment Were offices given to produce “unity of the faith” or to hold things in place until Christ comes and gives it to us?
"These type of believers he calls men." Are you intentionally or accidentally supporting the SP metaphor that woman represents those who don't see clearly, or the blind, and men represent those who understand (the seeing)?
Jul
12
comment Why did the Law of Moses tolerate polygyny (polygamy) but not polyandry?
@Kazark There were no oaths in marriages... the man took a wife. It is anachronistic to impose that upon the "one flesh" of marriage.
Jul
11
comment How are verses indicating that God is a God of war, and others indicating that he is a God of peace reconciled to not be contradictory?
@Caleb Can you point me to a model on-topic question that asks for a contradiction to be resolved?
Jul
10
comment What does the prohibition against women speaking in church in 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 mean?
@soldarnal Does that mean you don't think the possibility that Paul isn't even speaking of a literal woman is even important if the OP didn't ask about it? or ever?
Jul
10
comment Is hermeneutics primarily descriptive or prescriptive?
@Galactic "The concept of hermeneutics has acquired at least two different but related meanings which are in use today. Firstly, in the older sense, Biblical hermeneutics may be understood as the theological principles of exegesis which is often virtually synonymous with 'principles of biblical interpretation' or methodology of Biblical exegesis. Secondly, the more recent development is to understand the term 'Biblical hermeneutics' as the broader philosophy and linguistic underpinnings of interpretation. " I am old enough to use the older definition ;-)
Jul
9
comment Are there scriptural warrants for using the rule of first mention?
lets discuss this so we can accept it: chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/4051/first-mention
Jul
9
comment Was Adam created as complete man containing both male and female?
@monica Nope. Earliest is Zohar for development by rabbis. Alphabet ben Sira is anonymous so we don't know if he was a rabbi or not. So I edited it to reflect that.
Jul
9
comment According to Scripture, how should we interpret Scripture?
It appears that rules and principles are being used interchangeably. Shouldn't this get sorted out?
Jul
8
comment What is “the hermeneutical circle”?
@swashek Thanks. I didn't think we were too far apart in our thinking on it.
Jul
8
comment Was Adam created as complete man containing both male and female?
I think Inclusio is what I was thinking.
Jul
8
comment Was Adam created as complete man containing both male and female?
@swasheck possibly.. just don't remember. When I studied it I saw the phenomenon, but didn't know how to put meaning to it. The pattern is used in Genesis apparently to encapsulate individual stories.
Jul
8
comment What is “the hermeneutical circle”?
@swasheck Sorry if it sounds accusatory, not intended. I am trying to understand the dynamic you propose with the spirit guiding into different meanings. I would make the case that with a proper hermeneutic and guidance by the Spirit, we can know God's intended meaning (unity of the faith). I am hearing you say that multiple meanings are OK as long as they are guided by the spirit, as if there is not a meaning attributable to the text itself. Where am I missing it? The free-for-all appears to be attributed to the Spirit.
Jul
8
comment What is “the hermeneutical circle”?
@swasheck why have hermeneutics at all if the Spirit is free to guide us in any direction from the text. Why have a text at all?
Jul
8
comment How are verses indicating that God is a God of war, and others indicating that he is a God of peace reconciled to not be contradictory?
@Caleb the question shows up in nearly every open Christian forum where some scoffer copies it from a skeptics list. Apparently it is too difficult for them to discern on their own. BTW, that's where I got it as well, after conversing with Jon about mining it for questions. And I am unaware that the difficulty level of the answer was a criteria for a question. Perhaps if it were left open, someone might surprise you with an unexpected insight. Furthermore, most who answer the question give doctrinal, not hermeneutic answers. This should be the place they get one.
Jul
8
comment How can we determine if a text is sarcastic?
@Richard Rabbi Eliezer's rule 32 permits anachronism (out of order interpretation) A method should be judged by the claims it makes for itself, not by those imposed by another system. Besides, the order of publication tells us nothing about the order they were taught. It is plausible that the letters contain teachings that were common to Paul wherever he went, and the letters just remind them of his teaching to address current issues.
Jul
8
comment What does the prohibition against women speaking in church in 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 mean?
1Sa 2:9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. Here the wicked are silent and 'concealed' in darkness. Perhaps Paul is making reference to this?
Jul
8
comment What does the prohibition against women speaking in church in 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 mean?
None of the answers address Paul's teaching that there is no male or female in Christ Jesus. If it that apparent contradiction is not explained, a full understanding of this passage cannot be claimed. Likewise, Jeremiah claims that all men will become pregnant. That sure confuses the issue concerning gender.
Jul
8
comment According to Scripture, how should we interpret Scripture?
@Jas actually, these rules are derived from the text, but a bit simplistic: To let scripture interpret scripture: 1. Read the scripture 2. Read the scripture around the scripture. The first goes without saying, but the second is too broad to be helpful. What is the context? In SP it is the context of all the scriptures which are linked by way of using the same words and ideas in the text and immediate context of the verse being considered.