tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post6782454961814509118..comments2024-03-24T07:56:33.811-05:00Comments on Allan R. Bevere: The Character of God and the Nature of Scripture: Reading the Bible Incarnationally #4-- Progressives Protecting the Integrity of God's CharacterAllan R. Beverehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903011101108437513noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post-84980893635033877692014-10-01T10:14:51.546-05:002014-10-01T10:14:51.546-05:00I find helpful Brian McLaren's contrast betwee...I find helpful Brian McLaren's contrast between reading the Bible as a constitution (with all parts binding and of equal weight) and reading the Bible as a library of books, some of then written specifically to argue with others (e.g., Job v. Deuteronomy's view of divine earthly retribution so well expressed by Job's friends--or Ecclesiastes v Proverbs). Then we are invited to enter into the argument/discussion and make our own conclusions.Keith Beasley-Topliffenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post-46390297449132077672014-10-01T10:08:53.389-05:002014-10-01T10:08:53.389-05:00It's worth pointing out that Wyatt's optio...It's worth pointing out that Wyatt's options 2 and 3 are combined in Patristic exegesis. Because God's revelation to Israel stands at the beginning of a story that reaches fulfillment in Christ and the Church (option 3), we who have received the Spirit perceive in the texts of the Old Testament a meaning which is not literally apparent, and sometimes might seem contradictory (option 2).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915306653740985531noreply@blogger.com