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To: IMRight
(Reg) Without the Catechism where is Scripture?

Just fine, but uninterpreted. And God didn't do that in the OT, what evidence is there that He does it in the new?

I think it appropriate to post Acts 17:10-11 one more time:

Acts 17:
[10] The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroe'a; and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue.
[11] Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessaloni'ca, for they received the word with all eagerness, examining the scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

What Scriptures do you suppose the Beroean's were examining and from what, where, or whom did they get their interpretation?

27,257 posted on 10/24/2002 7:44:52 AM PDT by OLD REGGIE
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To: OLD REGGIE
What Scriptures do you suppose the Beroean's were examining and from what, where, or whom did they get their interpretation?

Likely the Septuagint, I would imagine. Along with the "Word" that the apostles brought with them. Which of course was entirely on the authority that God had given them.

What NT Scriptures do you think were written at the time? Who told them that Christ was the one the OT stories refered to? What OT verse says "the story Paul & Silas brings you will be True"?

And if you think the only "interpretation" they had was from individually reading the Scriptures under the guidance of the HS, you haven't studied much about how OT Jews handled their theology. Some questions to spark your memory (not to imply you were there or anything. You're not that old):

Did they have anyone who had authority over them in their faith?
Did they have anyone who spoke for God?
Were there any written authoritative "cathecisms" on the OT?
Were they free to interpret the Scriptures themself? Or could they only sit in the synagogue and watch a priest read it to them and tell them what it meant?

27,258 posted on 10/24/2002 7:57:51 AM PDT by IMRight
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