"John W. Redelfs" wrote:
> At 12:37 PM, Saturday, 11/2/02, Marc A. Schindler wrote: > >I don't believe it is merely a (secular) history book -- I think it's more > >profound > >than that. If it's truly a secular history of "God's dealings [with] man > >since the > >first man down to the time of Moses" why a) does it show signs of having been > >redacted by later editors; and b) why doesn't it tell us anything about, > >say, the > >Chinese? > > Marc, I can't believe that you wrote this. Think it through again. How > could a history be "secular" if it is a record of God's dealings with > man? That's exactly what I wrote: I *don't* believe the scriptures are secular histories. > As for the Chinese, I think that much of the Old Testament is devoted > to teachings that apply to all mankind. I assume that includes the Chinese > too. > That's your assumption, but it doesn't say anything about them in the Bible. That's the problem with trying to deal with the Bible as a secular history -- it doesn't fit. > > John W. Redelfs [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland �The first duty of a university is to teach wisdom, not a trade; character, not technicalities. We want a lot of engineers in the modern world, but we don�t want a world of engineers.� � Sir Winston Churchill (1950) Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author�s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ${list_promo}
