Re: [TruthTalk] Grammar & Worldview vs. The Spirit

[Lance Muir]

Jt:I like your distinction. He, Slade, is not 'into a whole other thing'. I'm confident he'll speak to that. ----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Taylor To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: November 02, 2004 06:43 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Grammar & Worldview vs. The Spirit News to me Slade; I've always understood that the Jews are the people of the book and the legacy they leave the rest of us is the extreme meticulousness of the Scribes in keeping a written record of God's Word.  My understanding is that the oral tradition came later and that this, in fact, is what Jesus referred to when he said that Tradition had made God's Word of no effect in the hearts of the people.  God didn't tell Moses to memorize and recite.  He wrote the Commandments, Statutes, etc. and he was to read them.   Hiding God's Word in one's heart is different from memorizing in the head with the brain Slade. My grandchildren do the memorizing thing at Awanas along with Bible drill - understanding is not needed. The purpose for hiding God's Word in the heart is so that we won't sin against him because this is where sin originates (in the heart) and we hide His Word in our heart by meditating on it day and night which is different from memorizing it. You are into a whole other thing.  judyt     On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 05:24:36 -0500 "Slade Henson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: This is why knowing the historical context of Scripture is so important. You would know that while the Jewish culture was highly literate (in Hebrew, Greek, and often in Aramaic), they were highly oral, placing far more trust in the oral tradition than in the literary tradition.   Memorization is there, both in Torah and the Prophets... i.e., Thy word have I placed in my heart and These words shall be on your heart... It's there for those who know how or where to look.   You're going to do fine, Judy.   -- slade -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Judy Taylor Sent: Tuesday, 02 November, 2004 00.51 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PROBABLE SPAM> Re: [TruthTalk] Grammar & Worldview vs. The Spirit Good thoughts Slade and Terry; I understand about prejudice. Didn't someone say "Can anything good come out of Nazareth with regard to Jesus himself?  I don't doubt that Peter practiced his religion diligently and eating what was unclean would probably be akin to a Catholic eating meat on Friday several decades ago - but every male memorizing the whole Torah? In the Torah itself there is no mention of memorization.  In Moses day it was to be read to the people every seven years and their king was to have a copy of the scroll (to keep him humble).  The duty of priests was to teach the law to the people and to help them to discern or distinguish between the holy and the profane/clean and unclean.  judyt   On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 21:49:49 -0500 Terry Clifton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: For what it's worth, in the tenth chapter of Acts, when Peter was in a trance and saw the sheet come down with all the food in it, God told him to eat.  Peter's response was that he had never eaten anything that was unclean.  That would indicate to me that he was familiar with some portion of the law, and if a portion, possibly all.  Terry Slade Henson wrote: New Yorkers calling Arkansans inbred idiots doesn't mean they are. To read anything further is to strain at gnats. Please understand.   jt: You don't need to answer but I'm wondering why God's Word is wisdom only to those who live someplace other than Galilee?  Unlearned says to me they have no education which is why they would appear ignorant.   On Mon, 1 Nov 2004 05:42:42 -0500 "Slade Henson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: If the disciples had memorized the whole Torah then how come the Saducees took note that they were "ignorant and unlearned men?" (Acts 4:13).    Because they were from Galilee.