tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post9148714718599262763..comments2024-03-28T09:52:15.415-04:00Comments on Common Denominator: Intertestamental Summaries...Ken Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-9065770297529410312009-10-17T11:31:54.912-04:002009-10-17T11:31:54.912-04:00When I got my BA in religion (1979), the implicati...When I got my BA in religion (1979), the implications of the Dead Sea Scrolls (and the Nag Hammadi texts) had not really percolated deeply into overall assessments of the development of either the Hebrew Bible or New Testament canons. So, for example, the other works (apocryphal, gnostic, alternative, etc.) were not covered. For me, this reinforced the perception that they were not worthy of serious study.<br /><br />In the past 20 years or so, this has changed considerably. I appreciate seeing works (<i>Tobit</i>, <i>Letter of Aristeas</i>, by Manetho, <i>Eccesiasticus</i> by whatever name, <i>Maccabbees</i> (1-4), etc.) taken seriously as sources of valuable information about the late Second Temple period. This is what I mean by pre-canonical thinking, since it does not privilege the works that were later given canonical preference.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13226634366709293918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-30759765428586590052009-10-17T10:56:38.543-04:002009-10-17T10:56:38.543-04:00I agree that the DSS have vastly expanded our sens...I agree that the DSS have vastly expanded our sense of the possibilities. Not sure what you mean by pre-canonical thinking, but I make a distinction between historical thinking and canonical thinking, both of which I consider legitimate. I have problems with those who manipulate historical data by way of theology. But I accept the legitimacy of literary interpretations of texts by way of theology.Ken Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-82740842152279677532009-10-17T10:01:31.294-04:002009-10-17T10:01:31.294-04:00A very interesting list. Would such a list be pos...A very interesting list. Would such a list be possible without the influence of what we have learned from the Dead Sea Scrolls? I applaud you for what looks like pre-canonical thinking.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13226634366709293918noreply@blogger.com