How did we start thinking of the bible as some sort of absolute truth? Was there something about a certain time that made people decide to start interpreting the bible as some sort of ultimate dogmatic truth? Surely the early israelities that wrote and read the old testement did not think of it as absolute truth. Was the idea of such truth arise later?
Was it a result of certain political realities? As in it was advantageous to present it this way to make it popular?
>>1417701
>Surely the early israelities that wrote and read the old testement did not think of it as absolute truth.
How do you came to that conclusion?
They thought of it as truthful enough to sacrifiece rams, their neighboors went even further to satisfie the protoganists of their own myths sometimes..
>>1417701
>How did we start thinking of the bible as some sort of absolute truth?
Uhm... because it says it itself?
Also, the doctrine of extra eclessiam nulla salus.
Here's a hint: [spoiler] political power [/spoiler]
>>1417715
Because they probably didnt have such an understanding of absolute truth or anything of the sort.
Christ teaches the truth and the paths to truths and the Bible has more information than what is read / interpreted by scholars.
Sure people used religion and said "this is the absolute truth because we said so" and no one asks quetions, but the path to Absolute truth IS in there, however when you go to express that to others you are quickly shut down as heretical by the people who love the same God you do and stupid by people who don't ever bother to research religion far enough to have a view that is beyond common stereotypes
Protestantism/modern legalism.
>>1417871
The idea the Bible is not a literal interpretation of events is a modern idea dating back around 200 years.
>>1417836
Why shouldnt they be able to grasp such a concept?
Its not that hard and people back then werent necessarily mentally inferiour but just lacked information.
Deeming a truth as absolute does not need much information but simply a strong will/attachion to the truths message.
>>1417883
Stupid thesis automatically create a stupidest antithesis.
>>1417720
No it doesn't?
As far as I know none of the books even claim to have been written under divine direction.
>>1417701
The hyper literal/ fundamentalist interpretation of the Bible movement started in California in the 20s.
>>1417883
1600*
fix'd
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustine_of_Hippo#Creation
OP is a faggot
