tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484964530322163939.post1577708559335533718..comments2023-10-07T05:24:14.956-04:00Comments on Skeptical Observations: What Beliefs Are Jewish Beliefs?Miles Rindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03733605717776262840noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484964530322163939.post-65528762204655847022010-06-22T21:28:37.599-04:002010-06-22T21:28:37.599-04:00MKR, you are invited to post at http://thoughtsofa...MKR, you are invited to post at <a href="http://thoughtsofasj.blogspot.com/2010/06/non-fundamentalist-bible-study.html" rel="nofollow">http://thoughtsofasj.blogspot.com/2010/06/non-fundamentalist-bible-study.html</a>.SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704885840004960450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484964530322163939.post-13100750751763478842010-05-23T20:27:32.569-04:002010-05-23T20:27:32.569-04:00KK is definitely a biased christian, but his book ...KK is definitely a biased christian, but his book is worth a read because he doesn't (IMO) dismiss "evidence" as quickly and readily as finkelstein. and he seems "honest" in that by and large he doesn't fabricate "evidence" to support his contentions.elemirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484964530322163939.post-70377393505158381902010-05-23T09:07:49.043-04:002010-05-23T09:07:49.043-04:00yeah but K Kitchen is a christian no? probably has...yeah but K Kitchen is a christian no? probably has a lot of bias on the other hand finkelstein is a secular israeli also with an agenda. <br /><br />Why can't there be some impartiality in this world!Shilton HaSechelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11445959470426455186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484964530322163939.post-44834500596334507982010-05-23T01:01:33.585-04:002010-05-23T01:01:33.585-04:00to balance finkelstein, try reading K. Kitchen &qu...to balance finkelstein, try reading K. Kitchen "on the reliability of the OT". he represents the other end of the spectrum.elemirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484964530322163939.post-65111151943580230292010-05-21T19:14:43.924-04:002010-05-21T19:14:43.924-04:00Hmpf! I console myself with the thought that those...Hmpf! I console myself with the thought that those who haven't read my postings as attentively as you have done will NOT be able to predict what I am going to say beforehand!Miles Rindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733605717776262840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484964530322163939.post-11416525618773560142010-05-21T19:11:54.284-04:002010-05-21T19:11:54.284-04:00anticipating what you're going to say about a ...anticipating what you're going to say about a Louis Jacob style "inspiration":<br /><br />It basically espouses a concept that is not well defined enough to refute or even discussShilton HaSechelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11445959470426455186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484964530322163939.post-43098218809443822822010-05-21T17:19:08.066-04:002010-05-21T17:19:08.066-04:00"One of the biggest minimalists": that s..."One of the biggest minimalists": that sounds like an oxymoron! But I take your point. Certainly I ought not to accept the view of the first work on the subject that I happen to have read without acquainting myself with competing arguments.<br /><br />I intend to take up the question of godliness or divine inspiration in another entry at some point.Miles Rindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733605717776262840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484964530322163939.post-4101845154953144972010-05-21T16:47:50.196-04:002010-05-21T16:47:50.196-04:00Even if all of Biblical history is false this is r...Even if all of Biblical history is false this is really no obstacle because like I said before all that matters is the belief that the texts have some "Godliness" in them.<br /><br />(I'm no Biblical scholar but Finkelstein is pretty much one of the biggest minimalists in Biblical archaeology. I am not sure if his views accurately reflect the entire field. But I may be wrong.)Shilton HaSechelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11445959470426455186noreply@blogger.com