tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6814666.post110572564810075691..comments2023-10-02T10:20:41.334-06:00Comments on Let Us Reason: Distinctive Doctrine & CovenantsChristopher Bradford (Grasshopper)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15570059391740402667noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6814666.post-1107963404500374112005-02-09T08:36:00.000-07:002005-02-09T08:36:00.000-07:00I started to think more about this and thought tha...I started to think more about this and thought that others might enjoy the fascinating story surrounding “Secret Mark.” This is such a clear and real example of what Nephi referred to when he wrote about his vision of our day and of the Bible:<br /><br />…for behold, they have taken away from the gospel of the Lamb many parts which are plain and most precious; and also many of the covenants of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6814666.post-1107881805212194172005-02-08T09:56:00.000-07:002005-02-08T09:56:00.000-07:00Oh man! What is a kooky fellow like me going to do...Oh man! What is a kooky fellow like me going to do when there are so many great things to discuss on this Blog!<br /><br />Another area of fascination for me is ancient scripture, ancient cultures and archeology. I am re-reading a great book called Who Wrote the Bible by Richard E. Frieman. It is a wonderful layman’s summary of the Theory of Higher Criticism that plagues mainstream ChristianityAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6814666.post-1107844718330551992005-02-07T23:38:00.000-07:002005-02-07T23:38:00.000-07:00"few orthodox scholars have latched onto that idea..."few orthodox scholars have latched onto that idea, instead holding out that revelation is a cut-and-dried word dictation process (or something close to it)."<br /><br />Where do they get that idea from, anyway? Is it something that snuck into our doctrine from evangelical Protestantism? My BIL is an evangelical Christian, and he thinks that every single word in the Bible is the inerrant Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6814666.post-1106027317678463032005-01-17T22:48:00.000-07:002005-01-17T22:48:00.000-07:00I credit an online poster who went by the name of ...I credit an online poster who went by the name of bigjohn for getting me thinking about the process when he remarked on the "gift of Aaron" referred to in a section of the Doctrine & Covenants being an edit of a prior version of the same section, but which included greater detail that, perhaps not surprisingly, made the revelation of less general applicability. <br /><br />Seeing the developmentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6814666.post-1105897559092608992005-01-16T10:45:00.000-07:002005-01-16T10:45:00.000-07:00Nice to see "Let Us Reason" back from the dead, Gr...Nice to see "Let Us Reason" back from the dead, Grasshopper. You're back on my blogroll.<br /><br />I think you're right that "scriptural revelation isn't a very tidy process." For all the fascination with LDS history, few orthodox scholars have latched onto that idea, instead holding out that revelation is a cut-and-dried word dictation process (or something close to it). That seems belied, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com