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Re: God and the Devil and forgiveness (was Re: POV-RAY orange color)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 31 Aug 1999 17:39:13 GMT
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johnneal@uswest.^StopSpammers^net
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Sproaticus wrote:
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> Ah, there are those who say that the story was passed down through Adam to
> Moses (or whoever took notes for Moses) from God. Presumably, God could
> have also set the record straight when he and Moses were conversing.
Yes, and that is my point. What does it matter? Why must we make it reconcile with
what *we* believe? We try to make everything fit and reconcile perfectly. And folk
like Larry can see right through that. Better to get meaning out (Exogesis) rather
than put it in (Eisogesis). Let the text speak for itself.
-John
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> Cheers,
> - jsproat
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> --
> Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com> ~~~ http://www.io.com/~jsproat/
> He stands...like some sort of...PAGAN GOD or DEPOSED TYRANT. Staring out
> over the city he's sworn to...to stare out over... And it's evident...just
> by looking at him...that he's got some PRETTY HEAVY THINGS ON HIS MIND.
> - Ben Edlund, 1996
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