Dear Nigel,
Thanks for your link. It is a good article explaining the four traditions of
the Pentateuch (JEPD).
We have to understand the religious-symbolic language. There are historical
elements, but also
theological, midrashic and symbolic.
Since Christianity is a historical religion, Bible can be subjected
to scientific investigation.
Bible is the Word of God in human words (language, culture, history,
mentality and thought patterns).
Jesus was a Jew of Palestine. Therefore, his background has to be
investigated.
Also the period of oral tradition has to be studied. All this belongs to
biblical exegesis.
Regards.
Fr.Ivo
From: "Nigel Britto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Cafeteria-ism of Religion/Cafeteria-ism
ofreligiousinterpretation
Maybe this page would clarify the doubts..
http://levellers.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/creation-and-evolution-1-gen-24b-25/
On Jan 6, 2008 12:41 AM, Fr. Ivo da C. Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dear Selma,
1.Bible does not teach that the world was created in seven days. Just
read
the two creation accounts of Genesis 1:1-2:4a and 2:4b-25, coming from
two
different traditions. God is the Originator. Bible does not exclude
theories of evolution.
2.Jesus has a point in his parable about the Prodigal Son (or better the
Elder Son) (See Lk 15:2: Jesus responded to the Pharisees who despised
the
common people). Jesus came for the vulnerable. All of us need God's love.
This is divine logic, not human logic. Unfortunately you seem to have
missed it. Yet do not worry. He is the Saviour of the World.
This is not "cafeteria religion", but scientific biblical interpretation.
Fr.Ivo
From: "Mario Goveia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Cafeteria-ism of Religion/Cafeteria-ism of
religiousinterpretation
> Selma wrote:
>>
> For instance at some point it becomes untenable to
> believe that the world was created in seven days while
> simultaneously believing in the gradual evolution of
> mankind.
> Selma wrote:
>>Each person chooses their own untenable positions, for
me it was the rather benign parable of the Prodigal
Son. The reason this parable has such resonance is
because every human being imagines themselves to the
Prodigal Son. >>
> However, the crux of the matter was that Jesus Christ
> had deeply misrepresented the feelings of the dutiful
> son and completely misunderstood his angst. If Christ
> could show such deficiency in his understanding of
> human nature, than his being Divine was an untenable
> position for me.
>>
> Mario responds:
>>>> > Clearly, Jesus Christ was not as brilliant or
> insightful or perspicacious as you are.
>>
> Selma wrote:
>>
> If one does believe in salvation resting in just one
> religion...
>>
> Mario responds:
>>>> > Selmabai, even Jesus Christ did not believe this, or
> did your surgeon's scalpel of a mind finally miss
> something in your brilliant deconstruction of the
> Bible:-))
