tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689838439428844486.post7968728800178356246..comments2024-03-15T20:15:34.428+13:00Comments on ξενος: Hurtado on Why S/Paul Persecuted ChristiansUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689838439428844486.post-23310440543623830962010-08-13T10:53:17.691+12:002010-08-13T10:53:17.691+12:00Hi James, thanks for the comment. I'm actuall...Hi James, thanks for the comment. I'm actually just getting back to your book to write a more critical review for print (sorry it's been a while) and I think this is one of the key issues, and one of the things your book shows very well, is the definitions we start our investigation with, as to where lines would be drawn, and what those lines would mean, between different religious ideas will have a huge influence on our subsequent conclusions. <br /><br />For me, Paul's damascus road experience always needs to be central to understanding Paul's divergence from pharisaic judaism, but i am aware that that is at least as much because of my own religious experience as because of the weight of the evidence. much hangs, as well, on how much weight you give to the evidence of Acts. <br /><br />I'm looking forward to contiuing to learn on this one!Jonathan Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295840754661890186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689838439428844486.post-18266126747251575272010-08-12T15:24:17.785+12:002010-08-12T15:24:17.785+12:00I'm still not persuaded by Hurtado's view ...I'm still not persuaded by Hurtado's view on this, since Paul not only doesn't single out monotheism or the exalted status of Jesus as the reason he persecuted the church, but also fails to defend his view of Jesus the way he does with his view of the Torah, from potential objections from Jews and other Jewish Christians. <br /><br />I think that the Christian claim that a crucified man was the Messiah is enough to explain why a devout Jew would persecute the group. <br /><br />Be that as it may, thanks for blogging about this, as it is an important topic (and as you know, one I'm very interested in!).James F. McGrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561146722461747647noreply@blogger.com