Posted by LuckyX [LuckyX] on November 13, 1999 at 06:54:56 {OA5YBxH8IAm46Icas2p66NTx2DcPjQ}:
In Reply to: ****Jesus' Resurrection posted by Bibleman on November 13, 1999 at 04:04:47:
This is exactly what Lobo called mental gymnastics. In my time as apologetic of WT absurdities one of my specialties was a talk The harmony of the Gospels and they invited me for that (and Bible and Science) up to 80 miles from my city. They were enthusiastic on the clear explanation I gave them and felt there was no more any need to think themselves nor to do serious research, but believe me : today I am deeply ashamed for what I said in these talks.
May God forgive me for shallow reasoning as a WT-elder ...
What I call serious are books like Randel Helms Gospel Fictions and others, Burton Mack Who wrote the NT and others, Friedman Who wrote the Bible, The Hidden Face of God and so on. Not to forget : these guys are simply resuming great insights won by European scholars, but Americans obviously are strong in breaking it down the most simple way ...
which is not meant as an allusion to WTS' Disney-like hermeneutics....