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Biblical Plants
On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 bluebell wrote:
Out of interest, what was the subject of the thesis for your doctorate? Relationships, and in my case working toward a theology of cohabitation. Thats where I got interested in language interpretations and culture in the Bible. In order to establish a theology for cohabitation ( as oposed to marriage but could include marriage) I had to deal with the language of relationships that has been used in the Bible , OT and NT. and interpret that for a modern age if you like. Thing is, all of that which 15/ 20 years ago was revolutionary and cutting edge is now accepted by the church and the seal was the C of E's report on the family back in the early 1990's ( and I am in there ;-), so I quietly went back to my plants. Fascinating, and I would like to take this further but I fear that this is not the place. I'm not sure we will agree on many things but that is the joy of debate. :-) I'll have to ask my daughter if she has a copy of this report. All somewhat off topic now I fear. I have to go and strim my banks - a job I started but will finish with difficulty now , and feed my tomatoes before putting them to bed ;-) And I'm afraid my attention has been somewhat disjointed as I have been demolishing a privet hedge this afternoon (my word, it has made a lot of compost!). But in this thread, perhaps you have let slip a possible reason for misunderstanding Stewart's intentions and that is that English is not your first language. Believe me, I could see nothing offensive in what he wrote and I don't think anyone else could either. He did seem genuinely trying to be helpful. In your own culture, or in the cultures you have studied, maybe it seemed a bit abrupt but for us English in the 21st century it was quite normal. David -- David Rance http://www.mesnil.demon.co.uk Fido Address: 2:252/110 writing from Caversham, Reading, UK |
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