Comments on: An Excercise in Critical Thinking http://www.clarkecomments.com/archives/a-excercise-in-critical-thinking/ Clarke comments on the Restoration Movement and the Church of Christ. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:35:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Guy http://www.clarkecomments.com/archives/a-excercise-in-critical-thinking/#comment-52159 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:30:37 +0000 http://www.clarkecomments.com/archives/a-excercise-in-critical-thinking/#comment-52159 i still think there's something telling about the fact that for all the passing comments of Christ which speak of the OT's infallibility, inspiration, and authority, the quotes He actually makes largely come from a version (the Septuagint) which was product of both translation and transmission. if translation and transmission are so harmful to these concepts (infallibility, etc.) as we seem to suspect, why do the NT authors seem so comfortable quoting from texts which were obviously not the original autographs? i still think there’s something telling about the fact that for all the passing comments of Christ which speak of the OT’s infallibility, inspiration, and authority, the quotes He actually makes largely come from a version (the Septuagint) which was product of both translation and transmission.

if translation and transmission are so harmful to these concepts (infallibility, etc.) as we seem to suspect, why do the NT authors seem so comfortable quoting from texts which were obviously not the original autographs?

]]> by: Keith Brenton http://www.clarkecomments.com/archives/a-excercise-in-critical-thinking/#comment-52112 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:51:10 +0000 http://www.clarkecomments.com/archives/a-excercise-in-critical-thinking/#comment-52112 Don't take it personally. Since I don't know Greek from elvish, I like Young's Literal Translation. Don’t take it personally.

Since I don’t know Greek from elvish, I like Young’s Literal Translation.

]]> by: Clarke http://www.clarkecomments.com/archives/a-excercise-in-critical-thinking/#comment-51871 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:03:22 +0000 http://www.clarkecomments.com/archives/a-excercise-in-critical-thinking/#comment-51871 Wow... I guess I'm better of writing about obscure topics. I figured after getting 28 comments about Tripartite Dispensationalism, I'd have a few more comments about biblical inspiration and infalllibility. -Clarke Wow… I guess I’m better of writing about obscure topics. I figured after getting 28 comments about Tripartite Dispensationalism, I’d have a few more comments about biblical inspiration and infalllibility.

-Clarke

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