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- Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:07 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: History trumps Theology
- Replies: 44
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Re: History trumps Theology
What does the slogan mean? It means what it says. History and theology are not equal methods for the task of understanding the past. Can you provide an example of a time when someone on the forum employed a "method" of "theology" for "understanding the past"? I'm stati...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:45 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: History trumps Theology
- Replies: 44
- Views: 285
Re: History trumps Theology
That history trumps theology is surely a fundamental approach to intellectual deliberations. What does the slogan mean? It means what it says. History and theology are not equal methods for the task of understanding the past. Can you provide an example of a time when someone on the forum employed a...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:24 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: History trumps Theology
- Replies: 44
- Views: 285
Re: History trumps Theology
It means what it says. History and theology are not equal methods for the task of understanding the past.Peter Kirby wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:15 pmWhat does the slogan mean?maryhelena wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:14 pm That history trumps theology is surely a fundamental approach to intellectual deliberations.
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:14 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: History trumps Theology
- Replies: 44
- Views: 285
Re: History trumps Theology
That history trumps theology is surely a fundamental approach to intellectual deliberations.
I'm really astounded that the idea, a slogan, could generate such heat.
I'm really astounded that the idea, a slogan, could generate such heat.
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:42 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: History trumps Theology
- Replies: 44
- Views: 285
Re: History trumps Theology
If we found that every single idea whatsoever was of equal merit, that would be a very sad day indeed. But, no, I don't buy it. And if I did, I wouldn't see much point in pure speculation either. There are ideas I don't buy. We all judge ideas as best we can. Indeed, a very sad day were we to judge...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:22 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: History trumps Theology
- Replies: 44
- Views: 285
Re: History trumps Theology
If there's an intellectual graveyard, then there is also a history of it, and all theology is also part of history. So I invite maryhelena to sing a Duet with me entitled, "Who were the Hasmoneans?" CW Wish I could but I can't hold a tune..while an Irish rebel song might do justice to the...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:12 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: History trumps Theology
- Replies: 44
- Views: 285
Re: History trumps Theology
Peter Kirby wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:13 pm Why do you even bother to post if you cannot hope to convince anyone because you have no kind of basis for the theory whatsoever?
Nobody on this forum has evidence for a historical gospel Jesus. People offer theories, interpretations, opinions.
What theory of mine are you referring to?
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:06 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: History trumps Theology
- Replies: 44
- Views: 285
Re: History trumps Theology
There is no evidence for any gospel Jesus theory or interpretation. No evidence... Zero. At this point, you would logically just become skeptical of the historicity of Jesus. Instead, you have picked up the arguments of these skeptics parasitically to suggest that a completely unevidenced theory ca...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:08 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: History trumps Theology
- Replies: 44
- Views: 285
Re: History trumps Theology
Ah, but slogans have their own power to concentrate the minds of the consumer. History trumps Theology....might even raise a debate that the issue needs attending. Slogans are a substitute where evidence in favor of a theory doesn't exist. There is no evidence for any gospel Jesus theory or interpr...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:02 pm
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: History trumps Theology
- Replies: 44
- Views: 285
Re: Any pre-325 CE writings where Jesus' historicity was doubted?
The historical act ? What historical act are you referring to ? The historical activity that underlies a religious story. For instance, the historical details of the sacrifice of Isaac are not actually “spiritually useful” for understanding the event. The meaning of the sacrifice of Isaac resides i...