Subject: Are we all descendants of Adam and Eve? |
Bible Note: I was not promoting a highly subjective approach that says "this is MY reading." You will notice my post began with "THE MEANING of Adam and Eve." At the same time, Radioman, I have found no objective platform from which to read the text. We study, and we pray that the Holy Spirit will guide us. It is hard work. As for the Elders, they do not always agree. Take a longer look at Biblical interpretation, and you will see that passages are sometimes taken one way, sometimes another. This is not spurious rebellion --- this is the faithful reading of committed Christians. Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, Barth, Bonhoffer..... You mention "superficial interpretation." I guess I was trying to move the conversation away from questions of lineage (a superficial issue) to the deeper aspects of the text. Of course I am after Truth with a capital T. But it seems to be a messy business, even with the Word of Truth in our hands. Yours, JRM. |