My questionis simply: Does this reverence induce you to shy away from a 100% critical study of the Bible? Are there question which you consider illegal?
If you say no to both questions, we are very much in agreement.
Some years ago I was invited by a newspaper to discuss such matters with a leading member from the so-called Lutheran faculty of theology in Copenhagen (Dansk Bibelinstitut). The journalist had hoped for a fight. Instead we decided that historical matters was tabu and not very interesting. So we concentrated on theology including ethics and soon found that we were mainly in agreement.
Historical truth is -- whatever it is -- the spoiler.
Another thing: You idea of early Israelite history is about a hundred years old -- Albrecht Alt and Martin Noth you know. I believe that most of us as left that stage a long time ago.
My questionis simply: Does this reverence induce you to shy away from a 100% critical study of the Bible? Are there question which you consider illegal?
If you say no to both questions, we are very much in agreement.
Some years ago I was invited by a newspaper to discuss such matters with a leading member from the so-called Lutheran faculty of theology in Copenhagen (Dansk Bibelinstitut). The journalist had hoped for a fight. Instead we decided that historical matters was tabu and not very interesting. So we concentrated on theology including ethics and soon found that we were mainly in agreement.
Historical truth is -- whatever it is -- the spoiler.
Another thing: You idea of early Israelite history is about a hundred years old -- Albrecht Alt and Martin Noth you know. I believe that most of us as left that stage a long time ago.