tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23618864.post5116830071745313354..comments2023-05-17T08:46:28.589-05:00Comments on Confessions of a Bible Junkie: Faith and Scholarship...Matthew Burgesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845485626925098726noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23618864.post-76001393823623647402007-08-28T22:53:00.000-05:002007-08-28T22:53:00.000-05:00Dr. Mariottini,Thanks for your clarifying comments...Dr. Mariottini,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your clarifying comments. I agree that all people, including believers and non-believers, bring different presuppositions to the biblical text and therefore interpret it in different ways. I merely sought to point out that I have learned a great deal from interpreters whose backgrounds are different than my own. <BR/><BR/>Please keep up the good work with your excellent blog... it's one of my favorites!<BR/><BR/>MattMatthew Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845485626925098726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23618864.post-56882723666945711342007-08-21T12:56:00.000-05:002007-08-21T12:56:00.000-05:00Matthew,Thank you for interacting with my post. I...Matthew,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for interacting with my post. It seems that I have failed to make my point. Let me try again. First, I do agree that atheists and secular people can read and understand the Bible. I also agree that they can interpret the Bible correctly. They can and they do and their work can be very scholarly.<BR/><BR/>But I insist that there must be a difference in the way believers (and here I include Christians and Jews) read and interpret the Bible. After all, when believers read and interpret the Bible, they still believe in God. When secular people and atheists read the Bible, they still do not believe in God. Why not? It is because of the presuppositions they bring to their study of the Bible. Do you agree with me in this?<BR/><BR/>Thank you for linking your blog to my blog. I will link your blog to mine soon.<BR/><BR/>Claude MariottiniDr. Claude Mariottinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022725291281227401noreply@blogger.com