She certainly touches on some of things in the New Testament one might find troubling, though sometimes a bit too hard. For example, even if Christ knew about the origins of disease, why would he start lecturing a crowd about it, rather than use the common terms of his time? Besides, once granting supernaturalism, what if some illness did come from demons, especially mental illness?
Pigs and their virtues are neither here nor there. Miracles are frequently performed "showily", to maximize the impact as a sign of Divine Operation.
The eschatological question is more troubling. I am not quite sure how fundamentalists deal with it.
The idea of Hell is troubling, but not a sheer factual error or contradiction.
Jesus got "peeved" because he had shown many signs, and was still having difficulty with incredulity.
The fig tree incident is interesting to bring up, but I always thought it was meant to be a sort of living parable.
The horse thief charge is unclearly supported, since Jesus speaks as if the horse were waiting for him, and as if the explanation that the "Lord hath need of him" would suffice.
Interesting piece, though........ |
