tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097581429595233439.post1056910520490300470..comments2023-03-24T16:44:31.630+03:00Comments on More Than Words: This is what incoherence looks likeDavid Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13177521181432533108noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097581429595233439.post-44922807950597930952011-12-30T20:22:55.598+03:002011-12-30T20:22:55.598+03:00Difficult to know where to start with Alexander...Difficult to know where to start with Alexander's article. <br /><br />Drawing on a Jewish philosopher and man declared as a heretic is not a good start.<br /><br />Saying "the Bible suggests" is not a statement designed to fill one with confidence.<br /><br />Scientists shouldn't pretend to be theologians. He lacks a concept of federal headship.<br /><br />One could go on...Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07396284899730478332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097581429595233439.post-25192115483389293152011-12-30T07:53:45.532+03:002011-12-30T07:53:45.532+03:00I agree – Denis Alexander is no more coherent here...I agree – Denis Alexander is no more coherent here than in his previous works. If you start with the presumption of evolution, then naturally you are not going to accept that God created Adam uniquely as the Bible states. His opening premise, “the FACT of human evolution”, is without foundation. Alexander’s understanding of history is also skewed. Judaism has always taught that Adam was created, and the Mishnah observes how v. 12 and 24 say that the earth “brought forth”, but in respect of man, God said let us “make”. His statement regarding the definite article in chapters 2 and 4 is misleading – his interpretation is not accepted in traditional Jewish teaching to which I would give greater credence. He also misleads when he refers to Philo as simply a Jewish philosopher. Philo was a Hellenist, and used philosophical allegory in his attempts to infuse Jewish thinking with Greek philosophy. The only place his thinking took root was in the early Hellenist Christian church – he impressed the Jews not at all, and there are many scholarly studies on how Hellenism distorted the Jewish teachings from the time of Jesus. As for such thinking becoming mainstream - I disagree. He gets asinine when he says that Adam and Eve did not drop dead when they sinned, as if their failure to do so proves his point. All in all, another poor effort by Alexander.Ned Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12205078083994001076noreply@blogger.com