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Many of the traditional questions arise because the Hebrew text is being read with a Greek mind. | Many of the traditional questions arise because the Hebrew text is being read with a Greek mind. | ||
It has been said that there is no such thing as a stupid question. That is certainly a stupid aphorism. Paul identifies stupid questions as those which just create debate. Bible study in not supposed to be a debate, but a collaboration of solving riddles. | It has been said that there is no such thing as a stupid question. That is certainly a stupid aphorism. Paul identifies stupid questions as those which just create debate. Bible study in not supposed to be a debate, but a collaboration of solving riddles; solving the mystery. | ||
If working together to solve a crossword puzzle, debate has no place. Speculative answers are penciled in, then clarified and corrected by other answers. The same is true for Bible study. | If working together to solve a crossword puzzle, debate has no place. Speculative answers are penciled in, then clarified and corrected by other answers. The same is true for Bible study. |