My brother is LCMS and their seminaries *claim* to completely disavow historical-critical scholarship but still use it when it helps bolster their theological case. On the opposite end, I've seen some fellow UCC folks who focus on historical-critical interpretation to the exclusion of other perfectly valid ways to interpret Scripture and thus treat it like a dead historical anthology. One leads to dogmatism, the other to indifference. One thing I'll always be thankful for about my time in the Catholic church was my parish's emphasis on diverse hermeneutics to read and absorb Scripture. It really helped my faith. Loved this video! You always seem to put things concisely and persuasively, and give us a lot to think about!
I've obviously not been to Seminary but I have done more studying/reading on cultural context and textual issues, etc. and it's definitely challenging when you first encounter it. It would be nice if some of that could be introduced to some degree in church classes or meetings. I really appreciate Craig Keener, he felt laity should have more access to this information after he finished seminary which led to him creating the Bible Background commentary. Here's to 1000 subs, just 108 to go!
@@ThriftStoreBibles I find when I try to introduce ideas and concepts in Bible study at church, some people get skeptical of me. They say, "We've never heard that before," and they don't mean it as a compliment...
I thought most biblical scholarship was secular in the modern era (mind you - I don't know much about the subject). How do you reconcile your faith in God given your exposure to the massive amount of scholarship that almost seems to dissolve the belief system (ex .Bart Ehrman)?
@@DavidDoesStuff545 It doesn't dissolve it at all, but reinforces it. Besides, what's worse than ignorance than ignorance with enthusiasm. The Holy Spirit lets us discern the wheat from the chaff, but you can't get wheat without chaff to begin with.
@@joest.eggbenedictus1896 Thank you very much for your reply... I grew up a Christian and then strayed away from the church in my early teenage years for about a year before deciding to return. However, since that small stint of atheism I don't think my faith in the validity of Christianity ever fully recovered. I am curious if you ever have had some similar things happen to you or anyone you know, as I have seen many people/academics leave the church after "digging deeper" into the scriptures, their origin, and histories. Additionally, do you ever watch/read content from skeptics/skeptical scholars?
I was floored when I first started reading some dispensationalist fundamentalist writings. I thought we were supposed to take the bible literally, and then I find that this or that passage (such as the sermon on the mount) really doesn't pertain to me, but really some magic 8 ball hermeneutics and numerology are where the real substance is. Yeah, nope. I keep reading the bible and try to compare scripture with scripture and let it speak for itself in its contexts. I tend to take things literally, but then that gets me all confused when I have a tough time ignoring the designated verses by the particular denominations.
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Thanks for the encouragement.
My brother is LCMS and their seminaries *claim* to completely disavow historical-critical scholarship but still use it when it helps bolster their theological case. On the opposite end, I've seen some fellow UCC folks who focus on historical-critical interpretation to the exclusion of other perfectly valid ways to interpret Scripture and thus treat it like a dead historical anthology. One leads to dogmatism, the other to indifference. One thing I'll always be thankful for about my time in the Catholic church was my parish's emphasis on diverse hermeneutics to read and absorb Scripture. It really helped my faith.
Loved this video! You always seem to put things concisely and persuasively, and give us a lot to think about!
I've obviously not been to Seminary but I have done more studying/reading on cultural context and textual issues, etc. and it's definitely challenging when you first encounter it. It would be nice if some of that could be introduced to some degree in church classes or meetings. I really appreciate Craig Keener, he felt laity should have more access to this information after he finished seminary which led to him creating the Bible Background commentary.
Here's to 1000 subs, just 108 to go!
@@ThriftStoreBibles I find when I try to introduce ideas and concepts in Bible study at church, some people get skeptical of me. They say, "We've never heard that before," and they don't mean it as a compliment...
@joest.eggbenedictus1896 That is a really good point, there are many who'd rather not see how the sausage is made!
Well said, my friend.
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I thought most biblical scholarship was secular in the modern era (mind you - I don't know much about the subject). How do you reconcile your faith in God given your exposure to the massive amount of scholarship that almost seems to dissolve the belief system (ex .Bart Ehrman)?
@@DavidDoesStuff545 It doesn't dissolve it at all, but reinforces it. Besides, what's worse than ignorance than ignorance with enthusiasm. The Holy Spirit lets us discern the wheat from the chaff, but you can't get wheat without chaff to begin with.
@@joest.eggbenedictus1896 Thank you very much for your reply... I grew up a Christian and then strayed away from the church in my early teenage years for about a year before deciding to return. However, since that small stint of atheism I don't think my faith in the validity of Christianity ever fully recovered. I am curious if you ever have had some similar things happen to you or anyone you know, as I have seen many people/academics leave the church after "digging deeper" into the scriptures, their origin, and histories. Additionally, do you ever watch/read content from skeptics/skeptical scholars?
@@DavidDoesStuff545 I can relate. I think faith as a small as a mustard seed is enough to save our souls.
I was floored when I first started reading some dispensationalist fundamentalist writings. I thought we were supposed to take the bible literally, and then I find that this or that passage (such as the sermon on the mount) really doesn't pertain to me, but really some magic 8 ball hermeneutics and numerology are where the real substance is.
Yeah, nope.
I keep reading the bible and try to compare scripture with scripture and let it speak for itself in its contexts. I tend to take things literally, but then that gets me all confused when I have a tough time ignoring the designated verses by the particular denominations.
@@LiturgicalLuddite I also found that to be the case for dispensationalism