This is from a post from resident "laughingstock and mere apologetic hack" Bill Hamblin over on the other board.
David has just had his article on the Divine Council in Amos 3 accepted for publication in the Journal of Biblical Literature, "the flagship journal of the field," of biblical studies.
For those who might be unfamiliar with the field, JBL generally publishes articles by the leading biblical scholars in the world. It is quite rare, and quite an honor for them to publish an article by a graduate student. It demonstrates David's exceptional understanding of biblical studies.
Congratulations, David!
PS It should also perhaps give critics pause when proffering their untenable claim that believing Mormons are universal laughingstocks and mere apologetic hacks.
Bill Hamblin wrote:PS It should also perhaps give critics pause when proffering their untenable claim that believing Mormons are universal laughingstocks and mere apologetic hacks.
Ol' "Metcalfe is Butthead" still refuses to get it. Believing Mormons are perfectly legitimate when publishing under the aegis of their particular field of expertise; they only become universal laughingstocks and mere apologetic hacks when they are engaged in Mopologetics.
This is an extremely simple concept which has been pointed out to him and his ilk ad nauseum. The rest of us get it. Even our house pets get it. Rats, mice, and cockroaches get it. Bacterium, amoebae, and single-celled organisms get it. But for some reason, Mormon apologists still don't get it.
Go figure.
"Finally, for your rather strange idea that miracles are somehow linked to the amount of gay sexual gratification that is taking place would require that primitive Christianity was launched by gay sex, would it not?"
Bill Hamblin wrote:PS It should also perhaps give critics pause when proffering their untenable claim that believing Mormons are universal laughingstocks and mere apologetic hacks.
Ol' "Metcalfe is Butthead" still refuses to get it. Believing Mormons are perfectly legitimate when publishing under the aegis of their particular field of expertise; they only become universal laughingstocks and mere apologetic hacks when they are engaged in Mopologetics.
This is an extremely simple concept which has been pointed out to him and his ilk ad nauseum. The rest of us get it. Even our house pets get it. Rats, mice, and cockroaches get it. Bacterium, amoebae, and single-celled organisms get it. But for some reason, Mormon apologists still don't get it.
Go figure.
No duh, as they used to say.
And congratulations, as well.
From the Ernest L. Wilkinson Diaries: "ELW dreams he's spattered w/ grease. Hundreds steal his greasy pants."
I agree with Dr. Shades. Once this same Journal or equivalent publishes David on a similar topic where the demonstration is to add support for the Book of Mormon or Book of Abraham as historical documents, then we'll all take a little bit more of what he says on his scholarly authority.
Runtu wrote:This is from a post from resident "laughingstock and mere apologetic hack" Bill Hamblin over on the other board.
David has just had his article on the Divine Council in Amos 3 accepted for publication in the Journal of Biblical Literature, "the flagship journal of the field," of biblical studies.
For those who might be unfamiliar with the field, JBL generally publishes articles by the leading biblical scholars in the world. It is quite rare, and quite an honor for them to publish an article by a graduate student. It demonstrates David's exceptional understanding of biblical studies.
Congratulations, David!
PS It should also perhaps give critics pause when proffering their untenable claim that believing Mormons are universal laughingstocks and mere apologetic hacks.
Kudos to David.
Kudos indeed, but examining the impact of the legitimization given to David and his ilk is taken and run with as legitimizing their crackpot theories.
Just because Einstein came up with GR did not make him correct in matters of QM.
Unfortunately LDS culture, specifically apologetic culture sees this as a legitimization of the BS they purport as truth.
And crawling on the planet's face Some insects called the human race Lost in time And lost in space...and meaning
Good job, guy. I just wish that people with intelligence and research abilities would spend their time publishing in journals or doing research in fields that actually benefit how we live, rather than publishing theories in journals that are analyzing a mythical text. It comes down to the old "how many angels can fit on the head of a pin" argument--who cares? Use those talents to analyze and solve some real-world problems.
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Mercury wrote:I do not see this behavior as benign. I see it as a form of false legitimacy, which is a dangerous situation.
Specifically it is true that this is a marginalized group but as a whole its what they percieve as ammunition to attack the vast majority.
What I'm saying is that I think its stupid that they shoot themselves in the foot and then call it "effective target practice".
Eh, I go back and forth on this. Sometimes when I've been reading Mormon things online I'm furious, but then I look at the window and see the real world, it puts my perspective back.
Not that I think the organization as a whole is benign, mind you.
From the Ernest L. Wilkinson Diaries: "ELW dreams he's spattered w/ grease. Hundreds steal his greasy pants."