Leo XIV named the bulls. He named the slavery. He named the colonialism returning in new form. The institution that wrote the original documents executed the second sermon’s refusal
Absolutely essential reading. Let me just also note that here is yet another instance of later-imposed punctuation/sentence/paragraph/section breaks weaponized to justify hierarchy and dehumanization . . . there was no comma in the Greek text. https://askanarmchairtheologian.substack.com/p/why-i-dont-refer-to-the-bible-as
Just to be clear (in case your readers are reading this comment), the Greek text was written in all caps, without spaces or punctuation between words, like this: WHATDOESTHISSAYTOYOUANDWOULDYOUPUTAQUESTIONMARKSOMEWHERE
In InterVarsity manuscript studies, they told us that the paragraph and section breaks and chapters and verses were later imposed, but it wasn’t until seminary that I learned that even the spaces and punctuation marks were also later-imposed.
I used to teach a Mark 1 and Mark 2 week long IVCF manuscript bible studies many years ago when I was on IVCF staff. So many times just removing the section and chapter markers reveals things in the text and the flow of ideas that have been subverted by those "organizational tools" that are actually acting as unacknowledged interpretive frames.
Absolutely, me too. Manuscript studies are some of my fondest memories both as student and staff. Though I don’t agree with the position IVCF has taken re: LGBTQIA, there’s no denying that God used IV to form me in pivotal ways I’m still so grateful for.
This piece is fascinating and horrifying in equal measure. In the bowels of today's propaganda social media hearding, it's rare to encounter people with the bandwidth capacity, interest and selflessness to create such a writing.
Absolutely essential reading. Let me just also note that here is yet another instance of later-imposed punctuation/sentence/paragraph/section breaks weaponized to justify hierarchy and dehumanization . . . there was no comma in the Greek text. https://askanarmchairtheologian.substack.com/p/why-i-dont-refer-to-the-bible-as
Thank you for this!
Just to be clear (in case your readers are reading this comment), the Greek text was written in all caps, without spaces or punctuation between words, like this: WHATDOESTHISSAYTOYOUANDWOULDYOUPUTAQUESTIONMARKSOMEWHERE
https://blog.greek-language.com/2022/02/14/punctuation-in-ancient-greek-texts-part-i/
In InterVarsity manuscript studies, they told us that the paragraph and section breaks and chapters and verses were later imposed, but it wasn’t until seminary that I learned that even the spaces and punctuation marks were also later-imposed.
I used to teach a Mark 1 and Mark 2 week long IVCF manuscript bible studies many years ago when I was on IVCF staff. So many times just removing the section and chapter markers reveals things in the text and the flow of ideas that have been subverted by those "organizational tools" that are actually acting as unacknowledged interpretive frames.
Absolutely, me too. Manuscript studies are some of my fondest memories both as student and staff. Though I don’t agree with the position IVCF has taken re: LGBTQIA, there’s no denying that God used IV to form me in pivotal ways I’m still so grateful for.
Wow. A lot to wade through but absolutely worth it. Thank you
It was a lot to try to corral into anything like the right length for a Substack article, but also hard to split into multiple articles.
Thanks for working through it.
This piece is fascinating and horrifying in equal measure. In the bowels of today's propaganda social media hearding, it's rare to encounter people with the bandwidth capacity, interest and selflessness to create such a writing.
https://shapeofcinema.substack.com/p/the-actual-hand-on-the-trigger?r=8dbojf