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BlueK · 05-09-2008, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Indy Coug

Paranoids see this question as a inquiry about righteousness, others see it as a pertinent question about method.

to me it sounded more like, "well if SIEQ and Archaea are doing it, they must be doing it the wrong way."

Archaea · 05-09-2008, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Indy Coug

Paranoids see this question as a inquiry about righteousness, others see it as a pertinent question about method.

Not paranoid.

Of course, it's an invalid question.

There are very few here who are academics employed in religious studies, so none of us are doing it for academic study.

Tex · 05-09-2008, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueK

to me it sounded more like, "well if SIEQ and Archaea are doing it, they must be doing it the wrong way."

It sounded like they took a very academic approach. And come to think of it, most of my scriptural conversations with them have been on an academic level.

Is there anything wrong with that? Nope. I was just curious if we revised the question to be more spiritually-oriented, how the responses would fall.

Archaea · 05-09-2008, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Tex

It sounded like they took a very academic approach. And come to think of it, most of my scriptural conversations with them have been on an academic level.

Is there anything wrong with that? Nope. I was just curious if we revised the question to be more spiritually-oriented, how the responses would fall.

I am not employed as a scholar, so I don't read as a scholar.

What do you mean by reading it academically?

Do you mean reading them for deeper meaning?

What does academic study mean?

Tex · 05-09-2008, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Archaea

I am not employed as a scholar, so I don't read as a scholar.

What do you mean by reading it academically?

Do you mean reading them for deeper meaning?

What does academic study mean?

I'm using the term loosely. To me, it means studying language usage, etymologies, the historical context of events, geographies, etc. Taking a clinical approach.

That's different from, for a lack of a better word, a more "spiritual" approach ... seeking the Spirit during study, focusing on personal application, etc.

A combination of the two is necessary, I think, for an enriched study experience.

SoCalCoug · 05-09-2008, 05:41 PM

I think I'm going to puke from the overdose of piousness going on here.

View Poll Results: How often do you read the scriptures?
One chapter from the BOM every day	3	12.00%
Some of the BOM every day, but not a full chapter	1	4.00%
Some of the BOM a few times a week	3	12.00%
I read from the Bible every day	3	12.00%
I do topic study and skip around; maybe it amounts to a chapter a day	3	12.00%
I skip around, but not every day	3	12.00%
I rarely if never read them	12	48.00%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 25. You may not vote on this poll

05-09-2008, 05:41 PM	#16
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