Wednesday, February 27, 2008

What does Athens have to do with Jerusalem? Open Post

This is an open post space for those of you who wish to address Tertullian's age-old question. Please use the comment space to post.

Here are links to others who have already posted on the subject:

IHSOUS Blog by Solomon Landers
"This blog is devoted to translations from the Canonical Gospels, but I found your theme to be interesting, and made an exception by posting my thoughts on it there."

Overbeck Studies Blog
"In my study of Franz Overbeck, I have dealt with this question over and over again."

Sufficiency Blog by Bob MacDonald
"It is an excerpt from a longer story. The story in outline is in 365 parts of which this is pericope 21."

Exploring Our Matrix Blog by James McGrath
"Here's a link to my post for the 'blog co-op.'"

Merkavah Vision blog by Deane

Tim Ashcraft
"Here is a link to my post on the Co-Op. It's an attempt to briefly answer Tertullian's question from a conservative Christian viewpoint."

Jim West

8 comments:

Nick Norelli said...

My simply (and humorous) response can be seen here.

worth said...

My humble contribution:

http://worthreading.typepad.com/worth_reading/2008/02/quid-ergo-athen.html

J. K. Gayle said...

Thanks for these, especially Bob MacDonald's blog. (By the way, the link to IHSOUS Blog in your post is broken it seems).

My response is like Nick Norelli's in the previous comment, only more complex (and less humorous):

Paul does go to Athens but finds that Aristotle has already (indirectly) commissioned a few from Jerusalem. Icky results.

Doug said...

A late contribution (well late on Wednesday in the UK)

Esteban Vázquez said...

My contribution to the co-op is available here.

Bill Cork said...

A different take.

José Solano said...

Thank you Bill Cork for your most refreshing essay.

Robert said...

I appreciate the comments made on this blog but add two questions to provoke further discussion:

1. At Jerusalem [ representing whole of life, synthesized, integrated ( or more correctly 'coinherance'), ... learning], does Athens [ representing cognitive, analytical, ... learning] need to be explicitly evident? Otherwise we are living in a very dualistic world - Acts Chapter 1.

2. Are 'relationships that nurture transformation' keys to this integration / coinherance (Romans 12:1 - 2)?