Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Engaging God's Problem -- Agreements with Chapter Six

This is going to be short. Even though Bart Ehrman's God's Problem is going into an area of the Bible that is my favorite the ideas of Chapter 6 -- Does Suffering Make Sense? The Books of Job and Ecclesiastes, I have very little agreement with with Bart' conclusions or observations here.

1. I agree that even the Bible presents that sometimes suffering just is and we have to deal with it. Those of a more fatalistic/deterministic tradition might disagree, but i don't as an open theist.

2. Ecclesiastes is both Bart and my favorite book of the Bible.

3. That part of the Meaning of life is to enjoy it. Eccl. 5:18-19; 8:15 Cherish life and enjoy it.

You can tell with that the Disagreement post tomorrow is going to be long.

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