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curiousdannii

3:47 AM

A suggested edit by me has been pending for 4 weeks now - is it not in the review queue? So weird.

hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/review/suggested-edits/27224

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John Martin

10:50 AM

@JackDouglas Years ago I think you and I almost discussed my Catholic perspective of confession and Purgatory. Recently I've been reading (in Main and Meta) some more about Purgatory. I'm seeing a lot of misunderstandings. Please read this and suggest what I/we might do with it, if anything. (What follows is a message I sent to someone else a few days ago)...

I'm not sure you're interpreting Catholics' view of Purgatory the way I as a Catholic do. I believe no sin is allowed into heaven, and I should try to confess all of my sins while here on earth. That takes place at confessions with a priest and Jesus present. (If you want me to explain why I’d see a priest, I gladly will). Chances are I won’t be able to confess every sin before I die. I can’t get into heaven then unless I have a final, simple, cleansing. That simple stage has the name “Purgatory”. It is not a “punishment” point. It’s only a way for God to remove any final sins that I could…

Jack Douglas

Q: What texts are open for examination?

I assume the baseline here is interpretation of and principles behind understanding the 66 book Protestant canon. What about the extra 7 Deuterocanonical books used by Catholics? What about the extra 12 used by the Eastern Orthodox church? What about other ancient Jewish literature considered o...

I think good question on 2 Maccabees are likely to be regarded an on-topic here

John Martin

I'm only trying to explain why I don't see Purgatory as the terrible place I believe others seem to. I'm not arguing.

Jack, I don't understanding why the 7 books aren't there anymore.

I'm going to take a break. I'll gladly talk with you, Caleb, whomever, when you want to.

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John Martin

12:06 PM

A: What texts are open for examination?

If you read books by Biblical scholars, you will inevitably find the same hermeneutical techniques applied to other texts. For instance, I'm currently reading N. T. Wright's monumental survey of the rise of the belief of resurrection ("The Resurrection of the Son of God") and he treats extra-Bib...