tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156666824800127078.post6356188205827710450..comments2021-10-21T10:10:39.104-04:00Comments on Baker Book House Church Connection: Craig Keener and the Historical Foundation for the Passion NarrativesLouishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117735618503943520noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156666824800127078.post-36382487964954886532010-01-25T12:17:39.702-05:002010-01-25T12:17:39.702-05:00Louis, thanks for this thoughtful response. This s...Louis, thanks for this thoughtful response. This sentiment is helpful for me when I ask the same questions Valerie did:<br /><br />"When Christian apologists or theologians defend the historicity of a passage it isn’t meant to shore it up so that it will have more spiritual power. They are providing reasons why the passage can be trusted in what it says happened."<br /><br />Sometimes Andrew Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00527491547312552632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156666824800127078.post-86449756254074730712010-01-22T21:25:14.747-05:002010-01-22T21:25:14.747-05:00Valerie, you ask a great question. I want to be c...Valerie, you ask a great question. I want to be careful how I answer so I’m not misunderstood. <br /><br />First let me clarify that we’re not looking for “journalistic accuracy” since that would impose a modern day notion on ancient historiography. We are, however, seeking a certain level of reliability when we look at the historicity of certain events in the Bible. We want to know if the Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01117735618503943520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156666824800127078.post-29580275727279958962010-01-21T15:49:30.430-05:002010-01-21T15:49:30.430-05:00Wow. Great question, Valerie, and one that I'v...Wow. Great question, Valerie, and one that I've heard others ask, and that I've asked on occasion.<br /><br />Louis, I'd like to hear your answer to that too!Andrew Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00527491547312552632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6156666824800127078.post-84616332093887405342010-01-21T12:20:30.788-05:002010-01-21T12:20:30.788-05:00I have a question for you, one that has been rattl...I have a question for you, one that has been rattling around inside my thoughts and in my conversations for some time now and that your post brings right to front:<br />What bearing does the historical accuracy of the Gospels have on their spiritual power? If we are talking about our souls, and our experience of Our Divine Creator, and if we accept the indeniable spiritual truth of the Passion, Valerie Grosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324993651897405862noreply@blogger.com