Greetings:
A complete online listing of resources by Dr. Letis can be found here:
http://www.holywordcafe.com/bible/Letis.html
I only knew Dr. Letis over the phone. I never met him in person.
Ted was prone to shocking behaviour, and James White has scored many points by mentioning the Theonomy-L debate wherein Ted did not do too well. Dr. White, again, shows a surprising ignorance of the logical fallacies when he points this out. The ad hominen argument is when you attack your opponent's character rather than the substance of his points. Ted did not feel that Dr. White was his equal or peer because Dr. White showed an ignorance of the relevant scholarly materials. In Ted's opinion Dr. White is a popularist with more interest in self-promotion and making debating points than in scholarly discussion and debate.
armorbearer:
That is an excellent point, and something that I had thought of myself. i would have to ask, then, if the tables were turned, and a supporter of the CT wrote a poem castigating the TR and/or the Byzantine mss, would you feel that such a poem was convincing in a whimsical fashion?
Look at some of the responses concerning this:
Sroper: "pretty silly"
DaveJes1979: "OK, JerusalemBlade. I have noted your recent polemics against critical/eclectic texts, but this sort of apocalyptic rhetoric against critical editions is far, far off-track."
JerusalemBlade:
Using art in a polemical fashion is often understood as propaganda. You claim that poetry is an acceptable medium for such. What about painting or sculpture? As I understand it Psalm 119 is more didactic than polemical. Concerning the other poems you quote I am not at all familiar with the authors - nor am I impressed with their artistic merit.
If you are going to refer to the Psalms, then the imprecatory passages may lend themselves to your position. And, if your intention was to create maladictions, then I see your point.
Such, though, does not seem to be the general character of the Christian Man, 2 Tim. 2:24-26:
And the servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
In teaching high-schoolers I have found that patience and teaching are practically synonyms!
Grace and Peace,
Rob