tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7851163058242072594.post4652364341893388659..comments2020-03-04T22:28:59.473+00:00Comments on A fitting name: Some Guidelines for Reading Old Testament NarrativeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01522794031978733696noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7851163058242072594.post-28463295502349627402012-08-22T12:09:50.201+01:002012-08-22T12:09:50.201+01:00Hey Swifty,
I agree its vague and could possibly b...Hey Swifty,<br />I agree its vague and could possibly be misunderstood. I believe the point he is making though is that it's dangerous to extrapolate a doctrine from a narrative. It can be helpful to look for guiding markers. For example, the end of Judges which is often used as saying God encourages abduction and rape, rather is to be understood in the proposition "in those days there were no kings, everyone did what was right in their own eyes." In other words, everyone did what they wanted, have a look at the following story. Even the Benjaminites are gits!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522794031978733696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7851163058242072594.post-11053807332804277952012-08-22T09:38:23.337+01:002012-08-22T09:38:23.337+01:00I like most of those but I have a problem with num...I like most of those but I have a problem with number 1. The reason being it can easily be used to argue God's dealing with man though history are anthropomorphism which leaves the door open for impassibility and generally not taking the narrative seriously. Further there are no particularly propositional, atemporal, sections in the OT, the closest is probably Ecclesiastes. As such this gives far too much ground for unwarranted reading in the NT in the OT. The Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564688882211354683noreply@blogger.com