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Jack Douglas
Jack Douglas
5:23 AM
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A: Revising Off-Topic Close option addressing "systematic theology"

maj nem ɪz dænI'd love to see it go away altogether and be replaced with the following: Questions that don't start from the text, but rather from a preconceived idea or framework, are off topic. I don't care if the question starts from systematic theology, physics, or theoretical underwater basket-weaving —

^^^ I think this is a very helpful and clear way of getting the message across on topicality
 
 
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ScottS
ScottS
12:39 PM
@Davïd Still wondering if this question has been edited enough for the clarity you sought
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Q: Which Greek NT passage has proven to have the most variant readings?

ScottSThe question here is not about trying to isolate which particular manuscript (extant document) has the most variations from some standard determination of the text. Rather, it is about which particular text (i.e. passage from Scripture) has the most documented variations among the over 5,000 exta...

textual-criticism
 
Susan
Susan
@Davïd Thank you. And I even learned a new word welter. Still trying to understand out footnote (a). I was going to change my translation in the question god-->lord, but are you saying Josephus was wrong to translate it θεος?
 
Davïd
Davïd
1:19 PM
@ScottS Will try to get back to it. Other questions have grabbed my attention a little more! ;) (And time for BH.SE is limited....)
@Susan Yr welcome. I've been trying to track down something definitive on /B/ > /L/ shift. I'm pretty sure that's not a plausible shift, but haven't got authority on that, and comparative linguistics is not one of my specialisms (Brit-speak).
@Susan Re: note ^a^ : "BAAL zebub" must be "LORD zebub" ... the "God" of Ekron, I suppose. Josephus just an indication that "EL zebub" might have been current. Basic point was that baal (or bel) = "lord", not "god". Me in miserable pendant mode....
 
Davïd
Davïd
1:35 PM
... so I was suggesting it was wrong to gloss "baʿal zĕbûb" with "god of the flies" as you did in the Q at fn. 3. (Pedant, moi?!)
 
Davïd
Davïd
1:45 PM
@ScottS p.s. it's even longer than one of @Susan's questions!! :P
 
Librarian
Librarian
2:03 PM
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Q: Defining some site terminology related to various types of "theology"

ScottSNeed As the discussion in this meta answer reveals, defining theology (especially systematic theology) is challenging, and it varies by theologians. Consider this quote from Rolland McCune's Systematic Theology Volume 1, pages 3-4 (these are Christian, Protestant, mainly Reformed influenced theo...

discussion terminology
 
ScottS
ScottS
@Davïd No problem, I understand the limited time. And do note that I am not necessarily expecting you to answer the question, which would take quite some time of research I think, but simply to confirm if the edit is clear enough now, and if you think it is answerable as stated.
 
 
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Jack Douglas
Jack Douglas
3:33 PM
Sorry, I phrased that comment rather badly - I meant getting any two people to use any definition. Even the word 'theology' is going to mean something quite different to someone like Dan (who is Eastern Orthodox) than it does to a protestant. I think that it's impossible to agree on a list of definitions of theologically loaded words without effectively freezing out some viewpoints to some degree. — Jack Douglas 8 secs ago
would very much like to know what others think on this ^^^^
 
Jack Douglas
Jack Douglas
3:50 PM
and this vvvvv :)
@JackDouglas: I'm hoping discussion can lead to a consensus (concessions) for the sake of communication. It may mean creating new terms to distinguish subtle variations of understanding between groups, or clarify definitions. I'm hoping those from other traditions do give input on how they see things. I know I'm willing to flex from the initial given here. Perhaps "systematic theology" with its possible ideas of canonical breadth, cultural relevance, and prescription should be split and termed "Canonical theology," "Cultural theology," and "Prescriptive theology" to distinguish. — ScottS 46 secs ago
 
 
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Susan
Susan
8:00 PM
@Davïd re-glossed, thanks!
 

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