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May. 26th, 2004
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May. 26th, 2004 12:59 pmThere should be a "Paul Seminar," like the Jesus Seminar but focused on Paul. I haven't been very successful in finding sources that focus a lot of attention on who he was, what he believed, and what it was that he was trying to teach. I've seen little focus on which sources Paul drew from and what his influences were -- and too little focus on who redacted his writings and why, and on who wrote in his name pseudepigraphically. I think such an examination would be very fruitful.
I keep getting pulled into Paul's writings, because he wrote some of the most interesting passages in the New Testament, and because many of his peculiar idiosyncracies come through. Paul also appears to have struggled considerably over the idea of divine justice versus divine mercy.
My views on Paul have changed a bit in the past few months. Much of this has come from pulling on strings and exploring what appear to be significant shifts in Paul's views over the course of his life, reflected in his writings -- but very difficult to discern because of the way these writings have been edited and redacted.
Here is where I stand on Paul at the moment. ( Read more... )
I keep getting pulled into Paul's writings, because he wrote some of the most interesting passages in the New Testament, and because many of his peculiar idiosyncracies come through. Paul also appears to have struggled considerably over the idea of divine justice versus divine mercy.
My views on Paul have changed a bit in the past few months. Much of this has come from pulling on strings and exploring what appear to be significant shifts in Paul's views over the course of his life, reflected in his writings -- but very difficult to discern because of the way these writings have been edited and redacted.
Here is where I stand on Paul at the moment. ( Read more... )
My litmus test
May. 26th, 2004 01:12 pmI will only support a candidate for President if he or she states clearly that we cannot exchange true freedom for the ersatz appearance of "security."
That means that he or she also promises:
to upgrade the status of prisoners at Guantanamo (to at least grant them access to attorneys and some semblance of due process, if not full Geneva-convention-protected "POW" status),
and to end the practice of secret arrests in the United States, reveal who was arrested and when, and end all covert surveilance that would have been forbidden by the FBI's rules prior to the passage of the USA PATRIOT Act.
Further, I will only support a candidate for President if he or she promises to end imperialism and war-profiteering in the Middle East.
That means that he or she also promises:
to upgrade the status of prisoners at Guantanamo (to at least grant them access to attorneys and some semblance of due process, if not full Geneva-convention-protected "POW" status),
and to end the practice of secret arrests in the United States, reveal who was arrested and when, and end all covert surveilance that would have been forbidden by the FBI's rules prior to the passage of the USA PATRIOT Act.
Further, I will only support a candidate for President if he or she promises to end imperialism and war-profiteering in the Middle East.
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May. 26th, 2004 03:30 pmWow! A fifth post from me today. But I can't help it, I'm completely mystified by this, linked to by ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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