tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121325693164358755.post4011629129805386586..comments2023-05-06T08:19:26.226-07:00Comments on Sufficiency: Romans and Rhetoric againBob MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11335631079939764763noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121325693164358755.post-59652091518248632482007-11-12T08:52:00.000-08:002007-11-12T08:52:00.000-08:00James - I will look forward to your post. Mike - t...James - I will look forward to your post. Mike - the statement x is a sin or x is not a sin is an assertion not a proof. Paul is asserting what he knows that many believe and so engaging their judgment on what they consider the worst possible behaviour. Then he reminds them that all have come short and what they condemn others for they do themselves. The topic of judgment is a major part of the shape of the letter - as I have shown in the linked structural map. The readable one is <A HREF="http://bmd.gx.ca/706.htm" REL="nofollow">here</A>Bob MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335631079939764763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121325693164358755.post-35168399002405441592007-11-11T22:48:00.000-08:002007-11-11T22:48:00.000-08:00Does a rhetorical device necessarily prove that ho...Does a rhetorical device <I>necessarily</I> prove that homosexual activity is not a sin?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121325693164358755.post-55390674465221762902007-11-11T18:45:00.000-08:002007-11-11T18:45:00.000-08:00I have been meaning to post something on the way v...I have been meaning to post something on the way versification screws up our understanding of Romans 1 in relation to the argument in Paul's letter for a while. Since you posted on the subject, I'll try to do it sooner. I think you're on the right track in pointing out that what is usually taken on its own as though it were a statement of Paul's view, is in fact (at least first and foremost, and perhaps only) a rhetorical device to get his Jewish readers to condemn others, so that he can then turn the tables on them (a la Samuel and Amos).<BR/><BR/>I have added your blog to my Google Reader and hope to visit more often!James F. McGrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561146722461747647noreply@blogger.com