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Originally Posted by peakoil
...nothing in textcritic's rhetorical diatribe did not at anytime approach anything resembling a scholarly consideration regarding homosexual practices and the Bible.
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Wow. "Diatribe"? I have to say I am a bit perplexed by that characterization of my presentation. I was merely attempting to contextualize the discussion!
True enough, I was speaking off the top of my head and not as a scholar in this instance, so my post is not to be considered much more than anecdotal. However, it does represent the opinion of virtually hundreds of "real scholars" who have committed thousands upon thousands of hours to the study of sexuality in the Ancient World (not just "the Bible". You should recognize that the study of biblical literature is not so insular, and actually encompasses an enormous range of inter-cultural, social and religious research). Quite frankly, I don't have the time to enter into the meat of this. If you want a "scholarly consideration" of the evidence, then there are ample resources available for you to consult, and I would strongly urge you to
read broadly, and not to be so dependent upon the arguments of Robert Gagnon to the exclusion of all others.
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Originally Posted by peakoil
Compared to a real scholar like Dr.Gagnon, "textcritic"'s view holds little or no merit.
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Quite frankly, what do you know of my own scholarship? Granted, while speaking anonymously on a public internet forum my own opinion does not and should not hold any weight on its own. I hate to engage in self-promotion, but I would like to think that if you took the time to read through my contributions to this forum you might conclude otherwise.
I have been talking about the Bible for a long time. If you have any actual problems with anything specific that I have had to say about it, then let's talk about it (and preferably without the juvenile name-calling and resorts to arguments from authority).