02-06-2013, 12:05 AM
Shalom all,
I was not aware of the emergence of the Ehrman Project until it was mentioned in this thread. Perhaps the existence of a site such as that serves to underscore the aforementioned concerns many have regarding Ehrman's technique in bringing truth to the table for resale. Doubting the validity of the scriptures has always been in vogue; however, I submit this: when the efficacy of the very words of Meshiah are in doubt by a textual scholar, chances are that all translations are equally held suspect, resulting in a blockage of truth. In a way though, Ehrman can't really be faulted for this not-so-novel approach, as historically it has always been the natural course one takes when he or she is unable to adequately grasp the simplicity of the scriptures in any written language. There is always the danger in studying the scriptures where scholarship becomes blended with intellect-worship resulting in books like Ehrman's. Hearing and yet not hearing. Seeing and yet not seeing.
I was not aware of the emergence of the Ehrman Project until it was mentioned in this thread. Perhaps the existence of a site such as that serves to underscore the aforementioned concerns many have regarding Ehrman's technique in bringing truth to the table for resale. Doubting the validity of the scriptures has always been in vogue; however, I submit this: when the efficacy of the very words of Meshiah are in doubt by a textual scholar, chances are that all translations are equally held suspect, resulting in a blockage of truth. In a way though, Ehrman can't really be faulted for this not-so-novel approach, as historically it has always been the natural course one takes when he or she is unable to adequately grasp the simplicity of the scriptures in any written language. There is always the danger in studying the scriptures where scholarship becomes blended with intellect-worship resulting in books like Ehrman's. Hearing and yet not hearing. Seeing and yet not seeing.