tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post112958933295297521..comments2024-03-25T13:40:30.747-04:00Comments on Faith and Theology: Eternity, historicity, and the BibleBen Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1129669522143984242005-10-18T17:05:00.000-04:002005-10-18T17:05:00.000-04:00History is our paying field, and it only makes sen...History is our paying field, and it only makes sense that any meaning worthy or our knowing will be concerned with this world. I dont like to see the Bible as "revelation" because it evokes notions of eternal, timelessness, and abstract in my mind. I like to think of the Bible as "testament", that is, testimony to God's actions, peoples responses, his overarching plan for creation and our place within this plan.Eddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00236115781570052603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1129623189058427162005-10-18T04:13:00.000-04:002005-10-18T04:13:00.000-04:00Thanks for these thoughts, Ben. This is much along...Thanks for these thoughts, Ben. This is much along the lines of my own thinking on the subject (you can see my post on the title of my blog for a general view of this). I'm convinced that a proper understanding of both the doctrines of inspiration and the incarnation demands critical historical study of the Bible, but also that means that the significance of Scripture is not nearly exhausted (nor merely exhumed) through traditional historical critical study. Or something like that... :-)Michael Pahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06225370303628344885noreply@blogger.com