tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post3788118783603596837..comments2024-03-25T14:27:40.121-05:00Comments on Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength: Did the early church care if a document's attribution was accurate?Weekend Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10425001168670801073noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-54757115111947836532009-10-17T23:57:04.228-05:002009-10-17T23:57:04.228-05:00Well at first I thought you were taking Ehrmann...Well at first I thought you were taking Ehrmann's arguments to heart as if his overall position was correct, and wanted to point out most of it had been refuted. Then I realized you were merely showing that even anti-Christian scholars pointed out the dignity and strength of the early Church. It was fairly late when I read it any way, so my mind wasn't working quite well at the time.<br /><br />And yes, I agree on the "anti-Christian first" part. James White, a famous Chrisitan apologist, actually debated Bart Ehrmann and asked if, since there are textual variants in the history of the Koran, Muslims are misquoting Mohammad. Ehrmann refused to answer.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232209481041145155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-70374968030804499822009-10-17T15:11:26.120-05:002009-10-17T15:11:26.120-05:00Hey, good to see you again. Hope all is going well...Hey, good to see you again. Hope all is going well. <br /><br />On whether the enemies of Christ sometimes prove useful to Christ -- well, yes, but I find it sad and ironic. Some of the anti-Christian scholars seem to be anti-Christian first and "scholars" only insofar as they can cherry-pick what promotes an anti-Christian view. <br /><br />Say, I noticed that I made a few "late-night editing" situations in this document, but you misunderstood the first time you read it, I'd be interested to know where so that if I to back and edit for clarity, I can make it plainer there. <br /><br />Take care & God bless<br />Anne / WFWeekend Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10425001168670801073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-35309011168126182652009-10-17T08:37:10.285-05:002009-10-17T08:37:10.285-05:00Oops, misunderstood your post the first time.
Iro...Oops, misunderstood your post the first time.<br /><br />Ironic that even the enemies of Christ can sometimes be used by God to prove Himself.<br /><br />The greatest unwritten tradition people often forget about is the identity of the writers of the New Testament. We have as early as Irenaeus identification of all the books in our New Testament and confirmation of who wrote them - very important indeed, because most of these people KNEW the apostles.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232209481041145155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-15094982733878439482009-10-17T08:34:03.757-05:002009-10-17T08:34:03.757-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232209481041145155noreply@blogger.com