Kool image from Florida on the left with me on the right. Sir Robin is not a 007 villain.
A friendly, intellectual discussion on gun control: Norway, Florida, Alberta, British Columbia.
Bonus snoring included...
Sir Robin recounts his 2002 visit to Maple Ridge and his phone call on my behalf to my friendly neighbour, Mr. Bobby Buff: The most beautiful man in Maple Ridge. /span>
'The most enlightened example of civil legislation prior to Moses comes from the Babylonian ruler Hammurabi, who pre-dates Moses by at least 200 years. In this discussion, a comparison and contrast between the two great law-givers is provided, with a focus on the extent to which the law given through Moses shows a clearly superior approach to jurisprudence. For more free resources, please visit www.brucegore.com.'
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In his brief lecture, Professor Bruce Gore with reasonable objectivity acknowledges the critiques of higher criticism that aspects at least, of the Mosaic Law, are borrowed from earlier ancient sources. Gore briefly admits a few of the similarities and also briefly explains a few crucial differences that counter claims from higher criticism and modern critiques that the Mosaic Law is 'other' ancient mythology. In other words, with no divine source.
Not surprisingly for me, based on Canadian Christian, bible school and seminary training, and British secular education, ancient morality, ethics and law is documented in non-biblical, religious and non-religious contexts. From non-biblical sources, the morality, practical ethics and law would be presented from significantly different worldview perspectives. As I have noted in another recent post, rather than making the Hebrew Bible a 'rip-off' of older versions of world events, and therefore just different mythology, the Hebrew Bible versions claim and present as legitimate religious history with God that revealed self in several texts through scribes and prophets.
Within Christian tradition, this religious history culminates in New Testament era manuscripts and the New Testament books of the modern Bible.
As my background is British, MPhil/PhD work with both theology (biblical) and philosophy of religion (non-biblical) there are many parallels in regards to reasonable truths for God, humanity and reality. There are also significant differences and the revelatory nature of biblical theology and the bible on philosophical theology, as God communicates to humanity in reason, adds the component of God 'speaking for self' through scribes, prophets and apostles. This is different to philosophy of religion that on points can equally be God's truth, but relies on philosophy both religious and secular, with human reason, apart from revelation, in regards to God, humanity and reality.
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ELWELL, WALTER AND YARBROUGH, ROBERT W., Third Edition (2013) Encountering The New Testament, Grand Rapids, Baker Academic.
FRETHEIM, TERENCE E. (1985)(2005) ‘The Suffering of God: An Old Testament Perspective’, in Theology Today, Volume 1, Number 1, Bookreview17. Princeton, Princeton Theological Seminary. http://theologytoday.ptsem.edu/apr1985/v42-1-bookreview17.htm
FRETHEIM, TERENCE E. (1994) ‘Is Genesis 3 a Fall Story?’, in Word and World, Luther Seminary, pp. 144-153. Saint Paul, Luther Seminary.
GORE, BRUCE (2015) Moses and the Code of Hammurabi, April 15 2015, You Tube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWXbt667Y6U&t=2s
HAMILTON, VICTOR P. (1988) Handbook on the Pentateuch, Grand Rapids, Baker Book House.
JACKSON, JOHN G. (1941)(2006) Pagan Origins of the Christ Myth, New York, Truth Seeker Co. http://www.nbufront.org/html/MastersMuseums/JGJackson/ChristMyth/ChristMythPart1.html
LA SOR, WILLIAM SANFORD, DAVID ALLAN HUBBARD, AND FREDERIC WILLIAM BUSH. (1987) Old Testament Survey, Grand Rapids, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
MCDONALD, H.D. (1996) ‘Bible, Authority of', in Walter A. Elwell (ed.), Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, Grand Rapids, Baker Books.
MCRAY, J.R. (1996) ‘Bible, Canon of', in Walter A. Elwell (ed.), Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, Grand Rapids, Baker Books.
PAILIN, DAVID A. (1999) ‘Deism’, in Alan Richardson and John Bowden (eds.), A New Dictionary of Christian Theology, Kent, SCM Press Ltd.
PAILIN, DAVID A. (1999) ‘Enlightenment’, in Alan Richardson and John Bowden (eds.), A New Dictionary of Christian Theology, Kent, SCM Press Ltd.
PAILIN, DAVID A. (1999) ‘Process Theology’, in Alan Richardson and John Bowden (eds.), A New Dictionary of Christian Theology, Kent, SCM Press Ltd.
SCHULTZ SMAUEL J, AND GARY V. SMITH, (2001) Exploring the Old Testament, Wheaton, Illinois, Crossway Books.
As noted in my most recent article, the You Tube account connected to this Blogger website on Google has been 'overrun' by my other interests and has a new name. So, this is the last video I needed to switch over to my You Tube account, Russell Norman Murray, on You Tube, which is connected to my second Blogger website.
I think this original video was horrid with the movements, but it satirically proved my point and countered my well-meaning friend and neighbour's suggestion that I could reasonably, copy the professional video work of N.T. Wright. It is too much hassle and the work is not worth the limited reward. I am doing my part with my extensive research, written work and some audio/video, as well as church work, Zoom ministry and advice for friends. So, today I have republished this article with a much edited version of the horrid video.
Many thanks and God bless
Russ
• Watching my mobile video move from left to right, right to left; I am more certain it would be too much work to produce professional videos! My friendly neighbour means well, but heck, he refuses to own a mobile phone! He does not realize the task at hand. At this rate, this would be the motion sickness website.
• To paraphrase my good, well-educated, intellectual friend 'Sir Robin': 'No one wants to listen to a talking head.'
• Another good friend, my friendly neighbour, has told me repeatedly that I should present nature videos with theological input and insights, as does the much, much, more well-known than me, Bishop N.T. Wright.
• I have other versions of 'In Three Minutes', which are presented on both this website and You Tube. These are not among my more popular posts, according to Blogger pageview statistics. These are generally audio only and for good reasons. Professional level video posts would be significant work to produce. I estimate up to ten times more work than written articles, and I have other work to do, of course.
• Besides my three related theological websites, two on Blogger and one on Facebook, I am hosting a weekly Zoom meeting this pandemic. I reason I am doing my part for the Kingdom, obediently but imperfectly.
• Opinions? In comments or rnmred@gmail.com
• 1 Corinthians 12 from the New American Standard Bible.
7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
In other words, each Church member has a manifestation of the Holy Spirit for the common good of the Church. I reason I am doing my part for the common good with my website work presently, but I am open-minded to other possible ministry work, including what my friend has suggested, although at this point it is not feasible.
WRIGHT, N.T., Colossians and Philemon, (1986)(1989), IVP, Eerdmans, Grand Rapids.
