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Juantoo3: With deepest respect I offer you the following. Do not take offense as we are now debating on a formal scholastic level. This post refers only to a study of Paul. I will most happily respond to the rest of your post later as I truly enjoy our conversation and the trading off of ideas...

Juantoo3: With deepest respect I offer you the following. Do not take offense as we are now debating on a formal scholastic level. This post refers only to a study of Paul. I will most happily respond to the rest of your post later as I truly enjoy our conversation and the trading off of ideas...

juantoo3 Of course, look at my thesis on Paul. Sometimes I believe that we select our saints about the same way we select our politicians! As I have noted before, ‘truth’ like ‘beauty’ is in the eye of the beholder. What is truth, something that cannot be obviated by logical reasoning? Is...

juantoo3 ; You are indeed priceless! “Thank you for the glaring reminder of why I remain a solitary in my walk.” 1970 I joined my present congregation. From 1971-1976 I was the Choir Director, the adult Sunday school teacher, A council member. I was on the Christian Education comm.; the...

Tao_Equus, Et Al: An interesting dialogue here. I surely do not hold myself out to be an expert on Islam, but I have had conversation with several members of the Atlanta Mosque, along with the Imam, and I have had no difficulty in finding adequate dialogue. This, of course, was several years...

inhumility: This is a humanitarian approach as well as a moral approach. What about the religious approach? Christianity deals with a strict code of ‘ethics’ when it comes to dealing with ‘wrongs’ done to one within the body of believers; for simplicity sake, a congregation. Example: The...

flowperson: Joseph Campbell’s works are part of my library, a deeply inspired gentleman and extremely influential. I am not sure how you feel about the Gnostics, but with the advent of John’s Gospel, the assessment of the Logos, and the Dead Sea Scrolls, we must realize that their work has...

Dear inhumility: “Pilate did not ask the particular questions as presumed/suggested by mistake by Victor.” I do not believe a diatribe on the entire scenario of the crucifixion is necessary. Brevity is certainly sufficient to prove a point. Please note: Matthew 27:15 “Now at the feast the...

juantoo3 Dear fellow traveler: Even if I may be so presumptuous as to claim that I am made in the image of G-d, I am no more like G-d than my shadow is like me. This statement should be canonized! I am honestly impressed with your understanding and this simple metaphor speaks a...

Thomas: First, thanks to all, we are at the doorstep, now all we have to do is to go through! Material… Matthew, Mark, Luke and John at the point of the trial before Pilate, then all New Testament material wherein the son of man and the Son of God are discussed.; then to a good...

Barabbas A question has arisen concerning a possible oral tradition hidden beneath today’s scriptural version of Jesus’ trial before pilot. I need your assistance, your considered opinions and knowledge as I do not have the tools to research the necessary ancient text to prove my theory. The...

Vajradhara: If I may, I suggest a reading of, The Gospel of Mary which is contained in two separate volumes; The Complete Gospels, and, The Nag Hammadi Library. Much like Thomas, which I am familiar with, the writing, is spellbinding. The last time I heard anyone mention pre-animate matter...

Vajradhara: Thank you for your corrections and I am most certainly not offended. Is not our point here to be educated in matters in which we lack knowledge? "Nibbana/Nirvana is not heaven in any sense of the term nor is it a seperate plane of existence, Nirvana is something which is realized...

Inhumility: I would like to know where God has allowed man back into the Garden to taste of this fruit. You said: "Knowledge of good and evil has been beneficial to man and that’s why man has made so much progress in science and technology and other fields. It is no more a forbidden tree or...

Re: The Greatest Principle of Comparative Studies of Religions/Interfaith Dialogue inhumility, et al: If I am lengthy, it is because my advanced age and ‘failing’ sense of humility allow me other than brevity. Mick: "I believe the original theme of this posting is that you should be able...

Re: The Greatest Principle of Comparative Studies of Religions/Interfaith Dialogue I have been asked to join this debate by inhumility. It gives me an opportunity to take a brief pause in my theological work to do so. Why do I chuckle? With due respect to all the members, I have selected...

Juan: Concerning Ethics and Morality, you noted: This is the reverse of how I understand the terms. Be that as it may, now that I understand how you use the terms, I will attempt to conform so we are speaking of the same thing. Compromise is the beginning of understanding but hopes are that...

Juan: Entertaining discussion and I will reply. I was just passing by but must read your comments without distraction. You certainly deserve a studied response as you raise good points along the way. Warmest regards; Victor G

In scanning here, the posts seem to go helter-skelter into many areas that could take up pages on their own. The title intrigued me as our study group has has just gone into this subject in depth, with surprising discoveries. But allow me to digress. To this mind, ETHICS is a set of values...

Very interesting, but misguided? I'll be back shortly. It doesn't take too much to peek my interest... overwhelmed with work at this moment. HELLO BRIAN! Victor G.