tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27835654.post6519620161047362028..comments2023-10-26T06:01:01.167-07:00Comments on WideOpen - Jeff Myers: Levitical Law and the Inspiration of ScriptureJeff Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13360301384753597682noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27835654.post-78273456971749472882008-10-31T14:54:00.000-07:002008-10-31T14:54:00.000-07:00Remeber that Scripture is written through the hand...Remeber that Scripture is written through the hands of man, and the Bible as we know it today was compiled a long time ago. There are really more books of the Bible, such as Enoch, Maccabees, Tibet, etc. They were seperated from "inspired" Scripture by priests that felt that they were not inspired. These books are now known as apocrypha, and are some of the most interesting books I have ever read. Did you know that Jude makes a reference to the book of Enoch?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27835654.post-79785042764911109032007-05-21T18:42:00.000-07:002007-05-21T18:42:00.000-07:00Eric - You offer an interesting perspective. Ther...Eric - You offer an interesting perspective. There are certainly cultural taboos of Biblical peoples that we would dismiss today. As for the incest thing - necessity sometimes trumps acceptable behavior I suppose. Then again, perhaps the actual location of Eden is somewhere in Arkansas.<BR/>JeffJeff Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13360301384753597682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27835654.post-35204040793285810812007-05-21T14:52:00.000-07:002007-05-21T14:52:00.000-07:00As a non-Christian who has spent many an intriguin...As a non-Christian who has spent many an intriguing hour discussing such things with your brother Jason, allow me to offer another idea:<BR/><BR/>Perhaps God changes his mind from time to time about what is sinful. We can be fairly sure this happened at least one time in the Bible, in the case of incest. At one time, it was not a sin (how else did God expect Adam and Eve's children to go forth and multiply), later it was. Somewhere along the way, God saw fit to change the rules about which relationships were proper. <BR/>Perhaps the anomolies you site with Levitical Law could tie in to that in some way. <BR/><BR/>This solution doesn't contradict an inerrant Bible, although I admit it does create other problems relating to God's eternal judgement. <BR/><BR/>I don't claim to have any answers... but I too spend a lot of time considering this stuff.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy the blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27835654.post-40641714935551553392007-05-17T21:29:00.000-07:002007-05-17T21:29:00.000-07:00Jacob - I hear you. And again I'm not saying I be...Jacob - I hear you. And again I'm not saying I believe that. I definitely believe in the inerrancy of Scripture. It's just one of those questions that nags at me occasionally. Like what does it mean that God wrestled with Jacob and Jacob won? Things that make you go...hmmmm.<BR/>JeffJeff Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13360301384753597682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27835654.post-30561794325575593312007-05-17T20:38:00.000-07:002007-05-17T20:38:00.000-07:00my initial reaction to that last idea you presente...my initial reaction to that last idea you presented would be to say that leaves a crack open for the errancy of scripture. just sounds a little fishy. good thought though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com