tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post1462863694626697129..comments2023-12-01T18:05:24.875-05:00Comments on Debunking Christianity: Pages From Dr. Hector Avalos' Book, The End of Biblical StudiesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-18638006568093429102008-01-30T00:39:00.000-05:002008-01-30T00:39:00.000-05:00John, The king is naked and he knows he is naked...John,<BR/><BR/> The king is naked and he knows he is naked, but a change of wardrobe will not keep the disguise going.<BR/> frankAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-3338132531221537082008-01-29T22:09:00.000-05:002008-01-29T22:09:00.000-05:00my answer to Avalos's book Part 2 is now uphttp://...my answer to Avalos's book Part 2 is now up<BR/><BR/>http://christiancadre.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/><BR/>say Hector, when do you want to debate me?Joseph Hinman (Metacrock)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-13370616337748812862008-01-28T12:34:00.000-05:002008-01-28T12:34:00.000-05:00as you know John, my critique of this book, part 1...as you know John, my critique of this book, part 1, is up on the CADRE blog. <A HREF="http://christiancadre.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">second one down</A><BR/><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://christiancadre.blogspot.com/2008/01/relevance-is-where-you-find-it-i-dont.html" REL="nofollow">here</A><BR/><BR/><BR/>I really find that whole work to be a web of spin doctoring and double standards. <BR/><BR/>(1) Bible's out moded and irrelevant because it's ancient and foreign and no one can understand it, but there are tons of ancient and foreign texts going unstudied, which means no one understands them, but we have to rectify that by studying them.<BR/><BR/>(2)Hegemony is bad, but he's honest about being hegemonic so he's ok.<BR/><BR/>(3) Hegemony is worse when it' well intentioned because it's paternalistic. his hegemony is well intentioned, but he's not paternalistic because he's honest.<BR/><BR/>(4) Bible is irrelevant because so few understand it, but those take the time and trouble to understand it are just furthering its irrelevance, even though they take the time to understand it.<BR/><BR/>(5) Bible is very popular, but it's irrevlivant because people don't know much about it, even though it influences their lives.<BR/><BR/>(6) teachers are meant to teach, but he wont go into the field where he can studied the text not begin studied, he stays in an irrelevant field so he can tell us its irrelevant. One wonders why he isn't doing both?<BR/><BR/>I could go on. I find inconsistency on every page. Wait until part 2.Joseph Hinman (Metacrock)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.com