tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547653347296107692.post548992317108661351..comments2024-01-09T12:59:32.666+01:00Comments on Narrative and Ontology: Quote of the day: A strange ironyPhil Sumpterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16491514886782881340noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547653347296107692.post-68902332725137661682008-09-16T15:42:00.000+02:002008-09-16T15:42:00.000+02:00Thanks for the link Bill. I hadn't been following ...Thanks for the link Bill. I hadn't been following the dialogue, so to be honest I don't feel I can just jump in and give my opinion. I haven't read what Ben Witherington, though it sounds as if he fits within the classic mould of the New Testament scholar, which is that the historical meaning is the main meaning. I'm guessing they feel they can do that because they are interpreting the "New" testament, which may give them the feeling that whatever the literal sense is: that's the one binding for Christians. Christian Old Testament scholars have it harder, because they simply <EM>can't</EM> just believe the literal historical sense. But the benefit for them is that they are forced to think a bit deeper and struggle with issues of referentiality, meaning, and canon. As Ben Myer said a while back, all the best Biblical theologians are <EM>Alttestamentler</EM>. In short, Frank is right on the money. <BR/><BR/>You may want to follow the dialogue that I've been having with Mark on this issue <A HREF="http://narrativeandontology.blogspot.com/2008/09/barths-exegesis.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>. I think it all goes back to Barth. Interestingly enough, one NT scholar I am a major fan of is <A HREF="http://narrativeandontology.blogspot.com/2008/09/thread-summary-bible-and-historian_09.html" REL="nofollow">Paul Minear</A>, and he was a Barthian.Phil Sumpterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16491514886782881340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547653347296107692.post-79584705832580687782008-09-16T14:31:00.000+02:002008-09-16T14:31:00.000+02:00Ah, the link (in case your feed buries it before y...Ah, the link (in case your feed buries it before you find time, as happens) is: <A HREF="http://benwitherington.blogspot.com/2008/09/frank-coda.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Bill Heromanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283809456471966882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547653347296107692.post-10064395971187379012008-09-16T14:29:00.000+02:002008-09-16T14:29:00.000+02:00Hey, Phil. I wanted to make sure you caught the f...Hey, Phil. I wanted to make sure you caught the final response from Frank Viola on BW3's site (which I see in your blog reader, but which was very long). Somewhere in the middle, your homeboy Childs got a fair amount of text there from Frank.<BR/><BR/>FYI because I thought you'd like to know AND because I'd selfishly love to see your response to all that, or at least to Frank's take on Childs and Canonical criticism.<BR/><BR/>Happy reading... :)Bill Heromanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283809456471966882noreply@blogger.com