On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:22:17 -0600, Mark A. Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[About the Noachides] > >>I actually think it makes alot of sense as a way of reading the Bible.<< Mark: > As I said before, I think that almost all perspectives, at least the ones > with any longevity, have an internal logic. A continuing dialectic between > adherents, as historically grounded beings, and a paradigm, or assumptive > framework, tends to maintain this internal consistency. Gilberto: Sure. But among the various world-views which are on the market place there are a collection of them whose assumptions strike me as more plausible and whose logic I have a less troublesome time in following. And given my background, I find it surprising and interesting that it makes as much sense to me as it does. > >>When you say "Hebrew Christian" is that a very specific movement you have > >>in mind or is that more of a catch-all for the many churches who to varying > >>degrees believe in the continuing validity of the Jewish Law?<< > There are many different Hebrew Christian movements. I am talking about > those, such as the Assemblies of Yahweh (Bethel, Pennsylvania), which are not > connected with mainline Protestant evangelicalism. (In other words, not > groups like "Jews for Jesus.") Many of them are anti-Trinitarian (But not > Monarchian or Arian), annihilationist (accepting the doctrine of conditional > immortality, i.e., that unbelievers will be instantly *consumed* in hellfire, > not go to an eternal punishment), and they believe in soul sleep. > Yeah, I actually find groups like that pretty interesting. There are several interesting variations too..the Ethiopian Orthodox Chuch (I gather) has more of a "Jewish" emphasis than some other groups. So do the Hebrew Israelites and Rastafarians. Then at the another end you have Anglo-Israelite groups too which can get kind of scary. Peace Gilberto __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
