tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37430348.post6051945916852970058..comments2023-09-01T02:58:45.146-06:00Comments on A Genuine Faith: Rodney Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09807421344946408041noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37430348.post-83179959375531420532007-04-05T09:56:00.000-06:002007-04-05T09:56:00.000-06:00This is a late post, so sorry. I do agree with yo...This is a late post, so sorry. <BR/><BR/>I do agree with you that ultimately we have to "come and see" Jesus. We are talking about a relationship, after all. But there is a place for discussing propositional truth, which I do not find suspicious. For example, if the Bible is not God's Word/Logos--that is, His truth given to us propositionally--then we cannot trust it to lead us into a correct relationship with Him. Just a thought.<BR/><BR/>Ah, I remember "abide" well...Those were the days.<BR/><BR/>Jon ClemenceJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13533252542115553519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37430348.post-37419080486019712342007-02-15T11:58:00.000-06:002007-02-15T11:58:00.000-06:00Yes, God's Word is powerful. Thanks for your inpu...Yes, God's Word is powerful. Thanks for your input. And just for the record, Vicki is not some Carl Jung "get in touch with your feminine side" construct...just for the record (although I've been told that I look absolutely smashing in a kilt).Darryl Schaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11546651861977543817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37430348.post-62901477671930544722007-02-13T15:42:00.000-06:002007-02-13T15:42:00.000-06:00Ben, Josh, and Matt, thanks for your encouraging c...Ben, Josh, and Matt, thanks for your encouraging comments and helpful insights.<BR/><BR/>Amber, so good to hear from you. The conversation continues!<BR/><BR/>Darryl/Vicki, I never knew: what an interesting split personality you have. Perhaps your entry(ies) gives us some insight on identifying the "beloved one" and the "author" of the Johannine material. One person can speak for someone else!<BR/><BR/>I think John intends for us to see Lazarus as the beloved one. I think John is the "author" of the Gospel/letter--all these stories/ideas come from him. I think the "elder" is the one who wrote these things down (you hear his voice as the narrator of the gospel and in the postscript). He's John's "amaneuensis." This makes the best sense, to my mind, of the traditions surrounding the Johannine material, the stylistic differences in the material, and the legend of the "beloved one." If I remember right, this is basically the same position argued by Alan Culpepper.<BR/><BR/>At the same time, while we debate these historical questions, the truth of the story doesn't change (which is why I don't spend much time pursuing these curiosities. As you know, I would rather wrestle with what John's gospel is doing to us as readers.)<BR/><BR/>God's Word is powerful.Rodney Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09807421344946408041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37430348.post-4180911702625537722007-02-13T12:14:00.000-06:002007-02-13T12:14:00.000-06:00Friend's computer. I (Darryl) an Vicki.Friend's computer. I (Darryl) an Vicki.Darryl Schaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11546651861977543817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37430348.post-21741592040766455812007-02-13T12:08:00.000-06:002007-02-13T12:08:00.000-06:00Good stuff, as always. Concerning the disciple wh...Good stuff, as always. Concerning the disciple who "wrote these things," do you think that Lazarus could have been the author of the gospel and the letters? I'm thinking that may be the case, but the fact that the ending may have been added on (so I've read), in tandem with the absence of John from the gospel, keeps me from going that far. Any thoughts?Rev. Spikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01502545169485336553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37430348.post-33889277861071426022007-02-12T19:37:00.000-06:002007-02-12T19:37:00.000-06:00Dr. Reeves...woah. i heard a little rumor this bl...Dr. Reeves...<BR/>woah. i heard a little rumor this blog was up and going, so i googled it and here i am...and boy am i excited! I am so thankful to have had you while at SBU. SO much to say but i'll just save it...i have to say though, i laughed out loud when i read matt gallion's comment " the Beloved Disciple = Lazarus? are we gonna talk about that in class?" oh how i will never forget those chats. thank you for teaching not just in the class room but with your life.<BR/>Amber Gaddis BurgerVernon & Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14097608978076211123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37430348.post-81685420244462392762007-02-08T08:16:00.000-06:002007-02-08T08:16:00.000-06:00so...thanks for listening to me ramble yesterday. ...so...<BR/><BR/>thanks for listening to me ramble yesterday. i realized afterwards i sort of "dumped" on you.<BR/><BR/>you're a cool guy.<BR/><BR/>oh, and is andrew going to be selling that demo? i'd like a copy.matt gallionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761088685963884199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37430348.post-4652328399890124492007-02-03T20:10:00.000-06:002007-02-03T20:10:00.000-06:00ben cassil said something smart. i was going to c...ben cassil said something smart. i was going to comment on the post. but apparently that fresh California air is giving him some good insights that cold Missourians like me can't always put into words. but I love how Jesus constantly doesn't give us the answers we expect Him to. cuz we probably rarely ask the right questions of Him.Joshua Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995189543903648146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37430348.post-1883703343482206212007-02-02T04:24:00.000-06:002007-02-02T04:24:00.000-06:00come and see...I used to read that and it would dr...come and see...I used to read that and it would drive me crazy. What does he mean? i would wonder. But now I'm so glad I don't understand the gospels. The parts I think I do understand are the most challenging, and the most unnerving. Sometimes i think to follow Jesus is to be everything i am afraid of (poor, vulnerable, amoungst sinners, disrespected, hungry). Thank God He abide in me.BChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876981271110230978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37430348.post-88200460616544216522007-01-30T22:34:00.000-06:002007-01-30T22:34:00.000-06:00you know...
i find your blog much more beneficial...you know...<br /><br />i find your blog much more beneficial that dr. witherington's solely on the basis of length.<br /><br />that man is brilliant and long-winded. my goodness!<br /><br />so... the Beloved Disciple = Lazarus? are we gonna talk about that in class?matt gallionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761088685963884199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37430348.post-34348535873933562222007-01-29T15:26:00.000-06:002007-01-29T15:26:00.000-06:00Tom,
You're right. We "greek thinkers" have a ha...Tom,<br /><br />You're right. We "greek thinkers" have a hard time talking about our faith without sounding like gnostics.<br /><br />Incarnation! The more we try to explain it, the worse it gets.Rodney Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09807421344946408041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37430348.post-54851065490018745952007-01-27T22:40:00.000-06:002007-01-27T22:40:00.000-06:00I think most people who use the jargon 'absolute t...I think most people who use the jargon 'absolute truth' don't really know what they're saying. If they did, they certainly wouldn't want to say it anymore. <br /><br />But, to be merciful (a rarity in my life), most people don't understand that word has a philosophical meaning that goes beyond popular use. They simply don't understand that for truth to absolute, it must also not be relational. No doubt, even 'absolute truth' would be sacrificed on the altar of the evangelicalisms 'personal relationship with Jesus.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com