Seconding Carl Conrad's plea

Edward Hobbs (EHOBBS@wellesley.edu)
Wed, 21 Aug 1996 21:09:31 -0500 (EST)

From: LUCY::EHOBBS "Edward Hobbs" 21-AUG-1996 21:06:06.72
To: IN%"cwconrad@artsci.wustl.edu"
CC: EHOBBS
Subj: RE: John 8:58 & commentators

Carl Conrad wrote:

Speaking only for myself, I think this exchange over John 8:58 has ceased
to be illuminating; it appears more than anything else an exercise in
demonstrating the correctness of one's doctrinal position by citing one's
own preferred set of authorities. For a while this was interesting, but it
is now becoming an exchange of "I say it is!"--"No it isn't!"--"Yes it
is!"--"Isn't!"--"'Tis!"--"Tisn't!"

Anybody else feel this way?

Carl W. Conrad

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Carl speaks for me as well, and I suspect for most of us on the List. I
feel as if I'm watching Tweedledum and Tweedledee battling each other over
some issue which involves only Christians from Mars or thereabouts.

PLEASE! -- Let's cease subjecting the entire List to this private dispute
which no longer has any interesting Greek problems whatever. Flame each
other privately; quote your favorite "authorities" at each other, and
settle denominational disputes elsewhere as well.

Do Carl a favor; do me one, too, and spare my "Delete" key so much work.

Edward Hobbs