tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post1821386520932102294..comments2024-03-28T10:26:20.408-04:00Comments on Ponderings on a Faith Journey: The New Testament and its Diversity of VoicesRobert Cornwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04581876323110725024noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-28165094986137200752010-10-22T11:30:54.387-04:002010-10-22T11:30:54.387-04:00So that's what's in his enormous head!So that's what's in his enormous head!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245470576919732592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-29049004456046601052010-10-22T06:55:14.609-04:002010-10-22T06:55:14.609-04:00I see that I wasn't communicating clearly. M...I see that I wasn't communicating clearly. My somewhat critical thoughts were not about analyzing the canonization process. <br /><br />l intended to communicate about the section of Hartado's in the original post. In his words I had the impression that he was guessing what was in the minds of authors of non-canonical texts. We don't know who wrote them, let alone their thoughts and feelings. <br /><br />Speculating about ancient history is a wonderful thing to do, as long we remember that we are engaging in an exercise of speculation.<br /><br />Hoping I'm not monopolizing the threads. I suspect people felt that I was on the intersection (although I have no way of knowing). I just enjoy conversing with your enormous brain! <br /><br />(Speaking of enormous brains, if you don't know David Bundy at Fuller, you should. He's a brilliant church historian. You'd like him and he'd like you.)Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396901667077846319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-82768094005711214392010-10-22T06:39:29.940-04:002010-10-22T06:39:29.940-04:00Yeah, we certainly know where Marcion stood!
He...Yeah, we certainly know where Marcion stood! <br /><br />He wasn't exactly a shrinking violet.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396901667077846319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-10751906020415715932010-10-21T10:56:29.114-04:002010-10-21T10:56:29.114-04:00Brian,
You are correct -- our understandings of t...Brian,<br /><br />You are correct -- our understandings of the canonization process are a bit murky, but we do see patterns. There seems to be choices that are made over time. Whether the gnostic writers wanted to have their texts included can never be known. Marcion, though, who has gnostic tendencies, did create his own canon to fit his theology.Robert Cornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04581876323110725024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-78868877963656234812010-10-21T10:32:57.286-04:002010-10-21T10:32:57.286-04:00Some thoughts:
Tatian's The Diaterssaron serv...Some thoughts:<br /><br />Tatian's The Diaterssaron serves as a good reminder to honor the diversity within the New Testament. <br /><br />I'm not aware of any Christians who do not consider the scriptures to be authoritative. The divisions seem to be over just what "authoritative" means. <br /><br />Larry Hartado's thoughts are interesting and possible, but highly speculative. We have no way to really know what the authors of Thomas and other non-canonical works thought at the time. I'm not saying it is wrong to speculate, but I feel the reader should procede with caution.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396901667077846319noreply@blogger.com