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Re: codifying marriage on biblical principles
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 15 Mar 2004 18:16:07 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:
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I guess what I’m getting at (whether or not my example is helping me!) is
this: to people who accept the Gospels as Truth (i.e., to people “within” the
Gospel universe), the four sources Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are believed
to be sufficiently independent to be used as validation of each other’s work.
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I am still working on a full reply to
your post, but let me inject
here briefly. That there are 4 Gospels does not add any form of credibility to
the veracity of the Gospel (Good News) to most Christians, and certainly not
me. In fact, there were many many Gospels written, and these four were
chosen to be included in the Canon. I will blather on about the Q source and
Synoptic theory later.
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But to
someone who doesn’t accept the Gospels as Truth (i.e., people “outside” the
Gospel universe), the four sources are subsumed into a single source, namely
the Gospels. As such, to someone outside the Gospel-believing set, the four
sources are in fact one source, and no part of that source can independently
validate any other part of that source.
Could you provide a more decisive example? I used the clone-guy vs.
non-clone-guys example for humor, of course, but it’s not so funny if my
example doesn’t further the argument!
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For me, at least, the argument is mute;-) I would concede your point, because I
believe it to be a non-issue.
JOHN
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| (...) I'm saying that your examples are the exact same as the model you are criticizing. You cite three supporting people (from a single source: Lugnet) as an example of a more believable evidence, and I'll I am doing is pointing out that that is (...) (20 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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