This corresponds to a course I am taking in college.<\/p>\n
Though the class is named\u00a0\"The Bible as Literature\", this is actually a course about modern scholarship in the Tanakh.<\/p>\n
The idea of modern scholarship is this: The religious, the God-fearing ones are not as scientifically informed\u00a0or as academically educated to KNOW that what they believe in the Bible is false.<\/p>\n
A \"good\" way to end a debate: Claim the others are not academically qualified to make a case.<\/p>\n
An easy response\/defense is this: The academics are trapped in their own conviction so much that they believe their belief is anything infallible but a mere belief. Not to mention that this academic conviction is rather un-academic nor is it honest science.<\/strong><\/p>\n The professor explained to me that she's considered an Epikoros<\/a> in the synagogue, similar to heretic\/apostate in Christianity but not as discriminated in the synagogues as those in churches.<\/p>\n A good description of this topic can be found here<\/a>. The article is so well written that I am going to paste it in the comment in case of broken link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This corresponds to a course I am taking in college. Though the class is named\u00a0\"The Bible as Literature\", this is actually a course about modern scholarship in the Tanakh. The idea of modern scholarship is this: The religious, the God-fearing … Continue reading