Comments on: Part I: Historiographical Methods and Biblical Christology http://percaritatem.com/2007/10/03/part-i-historiographical-methods-and-biblical-christology/ Non intratur in veritatem nisi per caritatem. St. Augustine Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:47:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Tim Enloe http://percaritatem.com/2007/10/03/part-i-historiographical-methods-and-biblical-christology/comment-page-1/#comment-1444 Tim Enloe Sun, 07 Oct 2007 22:47:08 +0000 http://percaritatem.com/2007/10/03/part-i-historiographical-methods-and-biblical-christology/#comment-1444 If I've been paying attention sufficiently in class, I think Father Roch is saying there are actual contradictions in the Gospels, such as differing accounts of the number of angels at the tomb. But he makes clear that he thinks the Holy Spirit used the authors of the Gospels to give a multi-form testimony about Christ that, as you said, makes the reported transcend the reports. And he doesn't think that harmonization efforts, whether the early ones like Tatian or modern ones, are the way to handle Scripture. If I’ve been paying attention sufficiently in class, I think Father Roch is saying there are actual contradictions in the Gospels, such as differing accounts of the number of angels at the tomb. But he makes clear that he thinks the Holy Spirit used the authors of the Gospels to give a multi-form testimony about Christ that, as you said, makes the reported transcend the reports. And he doesn’t think that harmonization efforts, whether the early ones like Tatian or modern ones, are the way to handle Scripture.

]]> By: Micah Tillman http://percaritatem.com/2007/10/03/part-i-historiographical-methods-and-biblical-christology/comment-page-1/#comment-1438 Micah Tillman Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:14:12 +0000 http://percaritatem.com/2007/10/03/part-i-historiographical-methods-and-biblical-christology/#comment-1438 It's wonderful to hear about scholars who are able to walk lines that the critics of faith thought impossible. If there are contradictions between the Gospels (and I doubt there are, in the strict logical sense of "contradiction through explicit negation" (e.g., the symbolic logic <i>reductio ad absurdum</i>)) what it proves is that the reported transcends the reports. Which is how it should be. It’s wonderful to hear about scholars who are able to walk lines that the critics of faith thought impossible.

If there are contradictions between the Gospels (and I doubt there are, in the strict logical sense of “contradiction through explicit negation” (e.g., the symbolic logic reductio ad absurdum)) what it proves is that the reported transcends the reports. Which is how it should be.

]]> By: Cynthia R. Nielsen http://percaritatem.com/2007/10/03/part-i-historiographical-methods-and-biblical-christology/comment-page-1/#comment-1436 Cynthia R. Nielsen Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:37:44 +0000 http://percaritatem.com/2007/10/03/part-i-historiographical-methods-and-biblical-christology/#comment-1436 Hi Justin, Good to hear from you! What have you been up to? Cynthia Mike, When are you going to send me the Calvin paper? : ) How about making a condensed version into a three part guest post series? Cynthia Hi Justin,

Good to hear from you! What have you been up to?

Cynthia

Mike,

When are you going to send me the Calvin paper? : ) How about making a condensed version into a three part guest post series?

Cynthia

]]> By: Ressourcement http://percaritatem.com/2007/10/03/part-i-historiographical-methods-and-biblical-christology/comment-page-1/#comment-1434 Ressourcement Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:23:15 +0000 http://percaritatem.com/2007/10/03/part-i-historiographical-methods-and-biblical-christology/#comment-1434 Cynthia, I like the new look of the site... haven't been here in... a year? I was introduced to Kereszty's book as an undergrad and "had to" become quite familiar with it. While I have other "classics" on the wall, with regard to Christology, his is the one with the tape on the binding and pieces of sticky-pad hanging out everywhere. I thought his notes on "aliens" was a little ... "interesting", but overall it is a handy source. Another title, "Wedding Feast of the Lamb", was good. jn Cynthia,

I like the new look of the site… haven’t been here in… a year?

I was introduced to Kereszty’s book as an undergrad and “had to” become quite familiar with it. While I have other “classics” on the wall, with regard to Christology, his is the one with the tape on the binding and pieces of sticky-pad hanging out everywhere. I thought his notes on “aliens” was a little … “interesting”, but overall it is a handy source.

Another title, “Wedding Feast of the Lamb”, was good.

jn

]]> By: Mike http://percaritatem.com/2007/10/03/part-i-historiographical-methods-and-biblical-christology/comment-page-1/#comment-1433 Mike Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:33:30 +0000 http://percaritatem.com/2007/10/03/part-i-historiographical-methods-and-biblical-christology/#comment-1433 It strikes me that 2-4 are all intimately related to 1 (in your list of things evangelicals would probably have trouble with). It strikes me that 2-4 are all intimately related to 1 (in your list of things evangelicals would probably have trouble with).

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