In the end it comes down to the bias of believers vs. the bias of unbelievers. The unbeliever—as BXVI explains—argues existentially they cannot believe it to be true—it drives their works theses.
Personally, as a believer, whether Moses, committee, editor, St. Paul, not St. Paul, it doesn’t matter. So, whatever the conclusion—and I do have opinions, but when it comes canonical analysis—the Holy Spirit is the principal author of Sacred Scripture.
How important the subject and yet how little we know. It's the old through a glass darkly conundrum, I suppose. Or maybe the Uncertainty Principle. We must know the Truth, and yet it is impossible to know it. Literalists I suppose may claim to, but their literalism is based on translation of translation of translation, etc. We know we must do the good thing, and I think we do know what that good thing is . . . until we look into it too closely, like a lawyer looking for loopholes. Because the "Devil is in the details" really is the truth.
In the end it comes down to the bias of believers vs. the bias of unbelievers. The unbeliever—as BXVI explains—argues existentially they cannot believe it to be true—it drives their works theses.
Personally, as a believer, whether Moses, committee, editor, St. Paul, not St. Paul, it doesn’t matter. So, whatever the conclusion—and I do have opinions, but when it comes canonical analysis—the Holy Spirit is the principal author of Sacred Scripture.
A compelling examination that challenges assumptions inviting readers to explore the origins, authorship, and enduring significance of sacred texts.
How important the subject and yet how little we know. It's the old through a glass darkly conundrum, I suppose. Or maybe the Uncertainty Principle. We must know the Truth, and yet it is impossible to know it. Literalists I suppose may claim to, but their literalism is based on translation of translation of translation, etc. We know we must do the good thing, and I think we do know what that good thing is . . . until we look into it too closely, like a lawyer looking for loopholes. Because the "Devil is in the details" really is the truth.