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  1. Notthedarkweb

    Is Saint Paul more authoritative than the Gospels?

    The New Cambridge Companion to St. Paul doesn't talk about Mary, though I assume that's because Paul probably simply never met her, and if he did, likely didn't feel the need to mention her in pastoral care to his congregants.
  2. Notthedarkweb

    Is Saint Paul more authoritative than the Gospels?

    Right, but the claims here are different from the claims you initially made, and are much more minimal (though no less controversial). And the formula that you cite regarding Paul's apparent denial of the identity of Christ and God the Father hinges on interpretation of what exactly the Greek...
  3. Notthedarkweb

    Belief and Displacement

    My point was that its completely possible for someone who gives privileged epistemic status to their beliefs (in the form "this really true and I know it") and believe that it is a question of morally binding commitments to have the position you criticize, not whether such beliefs are in fact...
  4. Notthedarkweb

    Is Saint Paul more authoritative than the Gospels?

    Wait, where did you get the "Paul doesn't think Jesus is God" from? The New Cambridge Companion to St. Paul has nothing about him believing this and he frequently mentions "our Lord Jesus Christ" or forms otherwise. Paul's Christology is is divine that scholars generally call it a high...
  5. Notthedarkweb

    Belief and Displacement

    Neither here nor there about what I'm trying to say but ok
  6. Notthedarkweb

    Why Do Christians Feel The Need To Bother People?

    As a queer Christian in an affirming church, the real answer is probably a toxic mixture of particular power relations and the use of religion as an ideology to mask those relations, right? It is what Kierkegaard famously called Christendom as opposed to Christ-ianity.
  7. Notthedarkweb

    Belief and Displacement

    I don't know, I think everyone has some obligations that practical reason binds them to. Like the proposition , "You should not rape others". Religion is a different proposition and held to a different ethical standards, but it's entirely possible that someone considers only particular beliefs...
  8. Notthedarkweb

    Christian Harrassment

    In India, harassment of Abrahamic faiths by radical Hindu nationalist groups is common. Though I am not sure of any obverse since Christianity constitutes a minority back home.
  9. Notthedarkweb

    Is Saint Paul more authoritative than the Gospels?

    I would like to note that John P. Meier's (excellent) work on the historical Jesus has shown that Jesus himself didn't have what we would consider...exactly progressive opinions regarding Jewish law e.g. he had a much more radical position on divorce (completely prohibited) than the larger...
  10. Notthedarkweb

    Is Saint Paul more authoritative than the Gospels?

    But Paul's epistles are exactly the universalist portion of the text in contemporary scholarship, along with John, which diverges significantly from the synoptics. Though now its moving into theology, which frankly I am not all that interested in discussing right now (since its a separate issue...
  11. Notthedarkweb

    Jesus Walks

    It's real! Believe me!
  12. Notthedarkweb

    Is Saint Paul more authoritative than the Gospels?

    Ehhh...not particularly? Many of the issues that theologians focus on are much more well-developed in Paul than in the synoptics. And if we accept that Paul is divinely inspired, then really, I don't know if you can posit a hierarchy within divine action.
  13. Notthedarkweb

    Is Saint Paul more authoritative than the Gospels?

    Yeah, no, my point is that they are both equally authoritative as part of the single Canon, but serve different purposes. The epistles are intended to be a theological and doctrinal reflection on the life of Christ contained within the Gospels, and can't be read separately for Christians.
  14. Notthedarkweb

    Is Saint Paul more authoritative than the Gospels?

    We can do all of that, sure, but as Augustine recognized in the 4th century AD, in the end we can't enter the minds of the people who are being talked about here. We can't do it with Paul either, but the fact that he directly writes about himself does give him a greater reliability (even if its...
  15. Notthedarkweb

    Is Saint Paul more authoritative than the Gospels?

    I mean, I am not a Catholic, and I don't think Catholic dogma about the provision of care to its congregation is correct. So I don't see why I need to justify myself in relation to that. But the church fathers gave homilies on the Epistles (such as John Chrysostom) and in my Anglican church, I...
  16. Notthedarkweb

    Jesus Walks

    It's actually kinda interesting how much Kanye has evolved from the chipmunk soul period. Tbh I don't like that period a whole lot, I think he's been much better exploring more left-field production aesthetics since Graduation.
  17. Notthedarkweb

    Is Saint Paul more authoritative than the Gospels?

    The only thing I can say is that this view of Pauline theology is so deeply disconnected from contemporary scholarship on Paul that its borderline hilarious. Also, no need to bring in contemporary politics into discussion of 1st-century AD texts, dude.
  18. Notthedarkweb

    Is Saint Paul more authoritative than the Gospels?

    I'm not sure what the relevance of this claim is to the general exegetical discussion we are having here? Though if you want to read a text on the Pauline influence on the Gospels, Mark and Paul: Comparative Essays Part II. For and Against Pauline Influence on Mark is a text that contains both...
  19. Notthedarkweb

    Is Saint Paul more authoritative than the Gospels?

    This is irrelevant to any proper exegesis of the text. Paul was aware of the Jesus-tradition that was used to complete Mark, and the author of Luke-Acts was at the very least aware of Paul's apostolic career, even if its possible that he didn't read the letters (as they weren't collated until...
  20. Notthedarkweb

    Is Saint Paul more authoritative than the Gospels?

    I mean, no, this seems like an insane extreme. The normative position of the creedal churches is that the entire Canon has been freely given by the grace of God to humanity, including the Pauline texts, authentic or non-authentic. The Gospels are second-person accounts of Jesus' life as a...
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