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Re: Logic biblical?

>Date: Sat, 07 Jun 1997 08:01:11 -0700
>From: Glen Riddle <glen1@flash.net>
>Reply-To: glen1@flash.net
>Organization: Albuquerque Bible College
>MIME-Version: 1.0
>To: "Carl W. Conrad" <cwconrad@artsci.wustl.edu>
>Subject: Re: Logic biblical?
>Status:
>
>Carl W. Conrad wrote:
>>
>> At 2:53 PM -0400 6/6/97, Eric Weiss wrote:
>> >(a gentle reminder and request)
>> >
>> >Is there a way this discussion of whether "logic" is a biblical concept
>> >or value can be steered in the direction of becoming a discussion about
>> >Biblical Greek grammar or exegesis or interpretation?
>>
>> Apparently not, Eric. I unleashed it by foolishly violating my own
>> principle of avoiding theological issues except when they are inescapably
>> at the core of the Greek of a passage under discussion. I deeply regret
>> having done so, not because I've abandoned my thinking on the subject, but
>> because sides are being drawn in a partisan contention that is theological
>> at the core rather than as you describe, about Biblical Greek grammar or
>> problems of exegesis or interpretation arising from the Greek text--and
>> this is really not the appropriate forum for that contention." My apologies
>> to the list.
>>
>> Carl W. Conrad
>> Department of Classics/Washington University
>> One Brookings Drive/St. Louis, MO, USA 63130/(314) 935-4018
>> Summer: 1647 Grindstaff Road/Burnsville, NC 28714/(704) 675-4243
>> cwconrad@artsci.wustl.edu
>> WWW: http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~cwconrad/
>
>To all on the list: ditto to what Carl has said.
>I enjoy the b-greek gang just for the love of greek. hope you'll just
>delete my comments of a theo--logical nature.
>thanks carl.
>
>eirene,
>g.paul riddle
>