Comments on: He Said… She Said… God Said: Part 2 http://myfourwalls.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/he-said-she-said-god-said-part-2/ welcome to my box! Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:11:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: My Four Walls » He Said… She Said… God Said: Part 3 http://myfourwalls.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/he-said-she-said-god-said-part-2/#comment-4530 My Four Walls » He Said… She Said… God Said: Part 3 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:50:13 +0000 http://myfourwalls.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/he-said-she-said-god-said-part-2/#comment-4530 [...] Gospels should form the New Testament. I described this process and the criteria somewhat in the last post. The point here is that alternative beliefs that arose were what forced the church to define [...] [...] Gospels should form the New Testament. I described this process and the criteria somewhat in the last post. The point here is that alternative beliefs that arose were what forced the church to define [...]

]]> By: JoeBum http://myfourwalls.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/he-said-she-said-god-said-part-2/#comment-4529 JoeBum Wed, 07 Feb 2007 22:05:18 +0000 http://myfourwalls.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/he-said-she-said-god-said-part-2/#comment-4529 that's good stuff. I'm not sure if any tradition or text becomes static, though. I do believe it is more prone to be static, but in actuality I just think the oral tradition enters a new dynamic. Even this discussion reflects how dynamic text can be (which explains redactionism and editing for me). the fact that we wade through tradition, interpretation, translation, and understanding things like histo-critical methods and oral tradition proves for me how dynamic the the sacred text is. i like what you said about the text being the starting point. this makes me think of the declaration of independence (which is a sacred text for many), and how people do not necessarily rely on the lives of the authors, or even the process as a starting point (although this is important), the focus is on the text and what it means. that’s good stuff. I’m not sure if any tradition or text becomes static, though. I do believe it is more prone to be static, but in actuality I just think the oral tradition enters a new dynamic. Even this discussion reflects how dynamic text can be (which explains redactionism and editing for me). the fact that we wade through tradition, interpretation, translation, and understanding things like histo-critical methods and oral tradition proves for me how dynamic the the sacred text is.

i like what you said about the text being the starting point. this makes me think of the declaration of independence (which is a sacred text for many), and how people do not necessarily rely on the lives of the authors, or even the process as a starting point (although this is important), the focus is on the text and what it means.

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