Bible Answers

by Justin 4 Replies latest watchtower bible

  • Justin
    Justin

    In COC, Ray Franz stated that, when he was a member of the Writing Department, he found older Bible commentaries quite helpful to use for research. Now you can locate these types of commentators, such as Adam Clarke, Albert Barnes, and Matthew Henry online. Check out http://studylight.org/com/ and http://bible.crosswalk.com/Commentaries .

    The advantage of these commentaries is that the writers believed the Bible to be the inspired word of God. They would harmonize apparent contradictions rather than presenting them in such a way as to invalidate the Bible. Some who ask Biblical questions simply don't want to be shown that another part of the Bible may say something quite different, or that some Biblical event or person wasn't historical, or that certain Biblical teachings may be traced back to nonbiblical or even pagan sources. Well, now you don't have to be exposed to such a "critical" approach.

    In using the commentaries, remember that your questions must be based on specific Bible verses. Also, remember that such commentaries may not be helpful for doctrine, as the Society has had over a hundred years to develop its arguments against "Christendom." Questions must be regarding the meaning of scripture passages in general.

  • Narkissos
    Narkissos
    The advantage of these commentaries is that the writers believed the Bible to be the inspired word of God. They would harmonize apparent contradictions rather than presenting them in such a way as to invalidate the Bible. Some who ask Biblical questions simply don't want to be shown that another part of the Bible may say something quite different, or that some Biblical event or person wasn't historical, or that certain Biblical teachings may be traced back to nonbiblical or even pagan sources. Well, now you don't have to be exposed to such a "critical" approach.

    Precious summary of "evangelical scholarship": choose the kind of answers you want to hear before asking the question.

  • Deputy Dog
    Deputy Dog

    So Nark What is your prejudice? D Dog

  • Narkissos
    Narkissos

    DD

    You tell me.

    Now, I think I can read any commentary and find some good in it. Some "uncritical" scholars have very good observations from the standpoints of philology and narrative analysis for instance.

    But my own unprovable "presuppositions" are basically those of Bultmann: the Bible texts are texts and lend themselves to the very same kind of historical and literary analysis as is applied to any other text.

  • Deputy Dog
    Deputy Dog

    Nark

    Just checking to see if I'm the only closed minded person on this board

    D Dog

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