04-18-2008, 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by AV1611  One think I would say though, is that many evangelicals and Reformed have a rather wooden understanding of literalism. Mention the similarities between ANE and the OT and you get attacked viciously. Point out that Scripture did not drop down from heaven but was written by culturally conditioned writers and you get heckled as a liberal. Speak about difficulties with the texts and you be labelled as a critic. | I think it is more a case that if one treats the Scriptures as merely human writings then he should expect to be labelled accordingly.
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