Comments on: Moses, humblest man in the land http://losingfight.com/blog/2006/08/03/moses-humblest-man-in-the-land/ because i don't write software for windows Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:23:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lue-Yee Tsang http://losingfight.com/blog/2006/08/03/moses-humblest-man-in-the-land/comment-page-1/#comment-686 Lue-Yee Tsang Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:31:21 +0000 http://www.losingfight.com/blog/2006/08/03/moses-humblest-man-in-the-land/#comment-686 The repetition of details probably serves to tell us we should be paying the same attention to details of worship and with the same degree of intentionality, reflecting on what it is about God that drives every one of those. Since these aren’t just arbitrary, we should be carefully getting theology out of it by using it to interpret things in the New Testament – after all, these details aren’t just for literary realism. Moreover, the literary resonances probably differ in each book in which the same thing seems to be described. Because with the Synoptic Gospels, the differences in passages with the same paraphrase can really make a difference, a difference which should be sufficiently highlighted in translation. I’ll need to compare across books to see. The other thing is that, despite the spectacular acts of God, this, in all its detailed glory, is what God points to as the important stuff, as Everett jocularly points out. The Tabernacle is the locus of our relationship with God, formed by the events of Pentateuch-Joshua, so here’s where we get theology on the relationship (no pun intended) between Christ and worship. As for the point about Moses writing about his own humility, I don’t think we really have to believe Moses wrote that, although he may have. It’s perfectly alright if Joshua or a priest or someone put it in, if it fits the literary whole that God intended. The repetition of details probably serves to tell us we should be paying the same attention to details of worship and with the same degree of intentionality, reflecting on what it is about God that drives every one of those. Since these aren’t just arbitrary, we should be carefully getting theology out of it by using it to interpret things in the New Testament – after all, these details aren’t just for literary realism.

Moreover, the literary resonances probably differ in each book in which the same thing seems to be described. Because with the Synoptic Gospels, the differences in passages with the same paraphrase can really make a difference, a difference which should be sufficiently highlighted in translation. I’ll need to compare across books to see.

The other thing is that, despite the spectacular acts of God, this, in all its detailed glory, is what God points to as the important stuff, as Everett jocularly points out. The Tabernacle is the locus of our relationship with God, formed by the events of Pentateuch-Joshua, so here’s where we get theology on the relationship (no pun intended) between Christ and worship.

As for the point about Moses writing about his own humility, I don’t think we really have to believe Moses wrote that, although he may have. It’s perfectly alright if Joshua or a priest or someone put it in, if it fits the literary whole that God intended.

]]> By: Everett http://losingfight.com/blog/2006/08/03/moses-humblest-man-in-the-land/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Everett Thu, 07 Dec 2006 01:28:20 +0000 http://www.losingfight.com/blog/2006/08/03/moses-humblest-man-in-the-land/#comment-44 Actually, God let it slip that the Roman Catholic church was only going to keep the books they really liked, but refused to tell Moses which ones. So Moses decided, to spread the info he really liked around in more than one book to make sure at least the good stuff ended up in the official record. Actually, God let it slip that the Roman Catholic church was only going to keep the books they really liked, but refused to tell Moses which ones. So Moses decided, to spread the info he really liked around in more than one book to make sure at least the good stuff ended up in the official record.

]]> By: Tim http://losingfight.com/blog/2006/08/03/moses-humblest-man-in-the-land/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Tim Mon, 13 Nov 2006 23:13:42 +0000 http://www.losingfight.com/blog/2006/08/03/moses-humblest-man-in-the-land/#comment-43 Dude, it's all about DOCUMENTATION. Moses was just doing a good job of it. God probably told him that somebody would be maintaining his writings centuries later and all those comments would come in handy for reconstructing what really happened. :-) Seriously, anybody who'd put up with the nation of Israel deserved to get buried by God. Given his timorous start in Egypt, he ended up a true man of God...a larger-than-life example for any leader. Dude, it’s all about DOCUMENTATION. Moses was just doing a good job of it. God probably told him that somebody would be maintaining his writings centuries later and all those comments would come in handy for reconstructing what really happened. :-)

Seriously, anybody who’d put up with the nation of Israel deserved to get buried by God. Given his timorous start in Egypt, he ended up a true man of God…a larger-than-life example for any leader.

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