BTW - did you notice that Spong said the Bible was 3,000 years old?
Now I think the Torah was actually given 3450 years ago or thereabouts, but it's a pretty amazing statement.
The radical historical-critical types, depending on which ones you talk to, generally claim that the oldest Bible books to exist in their current form were compiled no earlier than Hezekiah - 2680 years ago.
He's basically saying that there was a Bible in the reign of David the King.
By his standards, that's a primitive notion.
T'anks (as Maureen O'Hara would say).
BTW - did you notice that Spong said the Bible was 3,000 years old?
Now I think the Torah was actually given 3450 years ago or thereabouts, but it's a pretty amazing statement.
The radical historical-critical types, depending on which ones you talk to, generally claim that the oldest Bible books to exist in their current form were compiled no earlier than Hezekiah - 2680 years ago.
He's basically saying that there was a Bible in the reign of David the King.
By his standards, that's a primitive notion.
Come to think of it, you're right.
Ol' Spongy'll have to burn his vocal cords now for touchin' Fundamentalist soil! And since he's a white guy, he ought to be ashamed of himself!