To: joesnuffy
And the fact that all these books were written thousands of years ago by Jewish or Greek males would have nothing to do with the requirement of penis and testicles to be a priest.
6 posted on
07/06/2003 9:40:17 AM PDT by
Montfort
To: Montfort
Don't mistake external plumbing with internal characteristicsa ... mena nd women are fundamentally different in very many ways. As a Christian, I believe the Creator planned it that way, and until disgruntled nay sayers try to usurp the Creator's planning, the juxtaposed work well for civilization.
8 posted on
07/06/2003 9:50:44 AM PDT by
MHGinTN
(If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote Life Support for others.)
To: Montfort
And the fact that all these books were written thousands of years ago by Jewish or Greek males would have nothing to do with the requirement of penis and testicles to be a priest. No. In fact, the New Testament prohibitions against female pastors were countercultural. Female priestesses were common in the Greco-Roman world and the ancient Near East.
9 posted on
07/06/2003 9:57:05 AM PDT by
Charles Henrickson
(LCMS pastor and Ph.D. student in Biblical Studies)
To: Montfort
Well, I guess since the Bible was written by men thousands of yours ago we should just throw out the entire book. (Would that make you feel better?)
11 posted on
07/06/2003 4:57:28 PM PDT by
Gamecock
( Swarming Calvinist)
To: Montfort
If your male authorship reasoning holds, then there is nothing in these writings that has anymore relevance than a Elmore Leonard novel. Who cares. Throw away the meaning and impact of Christianity because you perceive it equal to any other blather. Of course, that holds only if you reject the divine inspiration component, in which case, go ahead and throw it away as blather since it may not even equal Mickey Spillane.
Penetrating analysis. Oops, I should say cogent.
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