Comments on: 67. What kind of God is that?!

By: Jeff Germo

Jeff Germo — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:28:34 +0000

Great article, Mark. It’s very helpful and affirming. I’m in the middle of sermon prep for Sunday and discussing the same cultural filters from the ancient Near East in relation to the creation account. Thanks again for getting my gray matter working.

By: Mark Naylor

Mark Naylor — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:24:19 +0000

Thanks for your encouraging response, Tim. As with the Abraham and Isaac story, our cultural presuppositions often cause us to ask the wrong questions, questions that would never have occurred to the original audience. Careful consideration of the original context, as you are obviously doing, is important so that we can approach the text with the right set of “lenses.”

By: Tim Klaassen

Tim Klaassen — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:18:23 +0000

Mark,
Thank you. As always, insightful, provocative and fuel for the fire. I’m currently studying the life of Hezekiah and I am finding that our culture is so far removed (the animal sacrifices, the fertility gods…) that each piece needs careful attention and explanation. I am finding it facinating, however, to find parellels to our own situation once the ground has been dug.