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Sleeping in EQ · 10-15-2007, 11:34 AM

was nothing short of awful. The letter to the Hebrews was butchered beyond recognition. The material in Hebrews 1 where the writer seems to think he is living in the last days and that there is no more need for prophets (they had the more perfect word--the Word himself) was completely ignored. Somehow the Angel Moroni was inserted into Hebrews 1 (I'm still scratching my head). Hebrews 5 was turned into an argument for the LDS priesthood hierarchy (if someone actually takes the time to read Hebrews, s/he should realize that this is not what the writer--who is not Paul--is trying to convey). The admonition to not just keep laying the foundation but to move on to mature food was, of course, ignored. Hebrews 11 was reduced to a stupifying, kneejerk faith-works dichotomy. What about the themes of Jesus' suffering, persecution, and enduring in the faith? They were completely ignored. You might think that the persecution material would at least instigate a reflexive mentioning of Missouri or Haun's Mill or something.

It didn't happen.

Was there evidence of reading comprehension? No. Was there evidence of reading? No. For better or worse, I made one little comment and then got out of the way. It's a shame because two weeks ago the discussion of Romans was decent (considering that expecting to meaningfully discuss all of Romans in 40 minutes is absurd from the start).

10-15-2007, 11:34 AM	#1
Sleeping in EQ Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The People's Republic of Monsanto Posts: 3,085	Yesterday, Gospel Doctrine was nothing short of awful. The letter to the Hebrews was butchered beyond recognition. The material in Hebrews 1 where the writer seems to think he is living in the last days and that there is no more need for prophets (they had the more perfect word--the Word himself) was completely ignored. Somehow the Angel Moroni was inserted into Hebrews 1 (I'm still scratching my head). Hebrews 5 was turned into an argument for the LDS priesthood hierarchy (if someone actually takes the time to read Hebrews, s/he should realize that this is not what the writer--who is not Paul--is trying to convey). The admonition to not just keep laying the foundation but to move on to mature food was, of course, ignored. Hebrews 11 was reduced to a stupifying, kneejerk faith-works dichotomy. What about the themes of Jesus' suffering, persecution, and enduring in the faith? They were completely ignored. You might think that the persecution material would at least instigate a reflexive mentioning of Missouri or Haun's Mill or something. It didn't happen. Was there evidence of reading comprehension? No. Was there evidence of reading? No. For better or worse, I made one little comment and then got out of the way. It's a shame because two weeks ago the discussion of Romans was decent (considering that expecting to meaningfully discuss all of Romans in 40 minutes is absurd from the start). __________________ "Do not despise the words of prophets, but test everything; hold fast to what is good; " 1 Thess. 5:21 (NRSV) We all trust our own unorthodoxies. Last edited by Sleeping in EQ; 10-15-2007 at 12:50 PM.