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1 | Gospels are OT books? | John 1:1 | srbaegon | 211646 | ||
Hello MJH, Whether or not Tim Hegg is evasive, he is definitely wrong. For instance, writing on Acts 15 he states: The "issue" at hand was whether or not someone who was not a Jew could be saved. To put it another way, how could a Gentile become a covenant member with Israel and share in the blessings of the covenant? The prevailing belief of the Judaisms [sic] in Paul's day was that only Jews had a place in the world to come since God had made the covenant of blessing with Israel and no other nation. (Tim Hegg, "Acts 15 and the Jerusalem Council," TorahResource, 2008) Here are just two misstatements in just this one paragraph: 1) There was never a question of whether Gentiles could become Christians. That had been answered Acts 11:1-8. 2) Hegg qoutes 15:1-2 to begin the article but completely ignores the actual point being made which is given in 15:5 "But some believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees rose up and said, 'It is necessary to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses.'" They wanted the Gentile believers to keep the Mosaic Law which Gentiles were never asked to keep. Steve |
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2 | Gospels are OT books? | John 1:1 | MJH | 211652 | ||
Steve, I wouldn't expect most here to agree. You said: "1) There was never a question of whether Gentiles could become Christians. That had been answered Acts 11:1-8." -- Tim is speaking of Rabbinic theology in the first century that existed along side the Christian movement. It's fairly well established that his statement is true in that regard based on extant sources from that date. E.P. Sanders has done extensive work in this area as has NT Wright. As for the Apostles, after Peter's vision, you are correct, and here along side with Acts 11, we see them make it clear in their ruling. Your second point I will leave to his article and his other writings. Or you can email him. I think he is quite clear on what and why he thinks the way he does. Thanks for your note. MJH |
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3 | Gospels are OT books? | John 1:1 | srbaegon | 211673 | ||
Hello MJH, Yes, Sanders and Wright have written extensively on this as has Dunn and others. I have read one of Wright's books. He regards Judeo-Christian history as little more than an exercise in religious philosophy. No wonder he gets it wrong. Steve |
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4 | Gospels are OT books? | John 1:1 | MJH | 211687 | ||
hee hee hee..... yeah, I didn't include Dunn because he'd probably get nailed on this forum. Not a big fan even though he has some things right. I read half of a Wright book and had to stop. Just drove me nuts. But I know he's popular and not a stupid man, so maybe some may accept my premise more if they know Wright and Sanders do. MJH |
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