Worldview: The Bible Among The Myths
GUIDELINES FOR THE PRACTICAL BOOK REVIEW
By
La Tasha C. Williams
Student ID: 25445478
Presented to Dr. Kristi Miller
In partial fulfillment of the requirements of
Introduction of Old Testament
OBST 590
Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary
Lynchburg, VA
April 7, 2013
The Bible Among The Myths I believe that Worldview is seriously influenced by culture, knowledge, politics, religion and upbringing. Therefore, it is not uncommon to meet people who view the Bible as mythical literature. Hence there have been occasions when I have found myself in an intense debate about whether or not information in the Bible is real. As a result, there have been occasions …show more content…
Henceforth he deals with the issue that in order to begin to clearly determine what a myth is we should at least determine what a myth is not. He then informs the reader of various definitions associated with the concept of a myth. These definitions are separated into two groups; Historical-Philosophical and phenomenological (34). Under the etymological definitions, he classifies the following definitions as such: Myths were legends of false gods (33), a story of the gods in which results of natural causes are accounted for supernaturally, or a myth is a story involving a pre-scientific world view (34). Oswalt then begins to discuss the problems with these definitions of myths from the etymological perspective as an issue because “the burden of proof continues to rest on those who say it is incorrect” and “they are frequently too …show more content…
So God is a supreme being and man is a creation from God but is not compatible with God. Unlike the concept of continuity, there is a very distinct difference between God and man and man vs. all other creations. Since God created man in His image, man is given the authority from God to govern and rule everything else in the earth. Hence, there is a high view of humanity. In transcendence, God is consistent & “Supra-sexual”(71) and therefore sex is desacralized. In my opinion, this is a very great distinction because it seems as if most references to pagan worship have to do with sex which seems to promote immorality. In a way, it depicts God as an out of control sex addict. Another distinction that Oswald deals with is the prohibition of Magic. During ancient time, the use of magic was very prevalent; therefore it is important to consider the fact that God distinguished himself from other pagan beliefs. Hence, I am reminded of the story of when God gave Moses the ability to turn the rod into a serpent. This action was challenged by the magicians because most of the magicians were able to do something similar. God then proves that he is the absolute and divine God by destroying the serpents created by the
By
La Tasha C. Williams
Student ID: 25445478
Presented to Dr. Kristi Miller
In partial fulfillment of the requirements of
Introduction of Old Testament
OBST 590
Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary
Lynchburg, VA
April 7, 2013
The Bible Among The Myths I believe that Worldview is seriously influenced by culture, knowledge, politics, religion and upbringing. Therefore, it is not uncommon to meet people who view the Bible as mythical literature. Hence there have been occasions when I have found myself in an intense debate about whether or not information in the Bible is real. As a result, there have been occasions …show more content…
Henceforth he deals with the issue that in order to begin to clearly determine what a myth is we should at least determine what a myth is not. He then informs the reader of various definitions associated with the concept of a myth. These definitions are separated into two groups; Historical-Philosophical and phenomenological (34). Under the etymological definitions, he classifies the following definitions as such: Myths were legends of false gods (33), a story of the gods in which results of natural causes are accounted for supernaturally, or a myth is a story involving a pre-scientific world view (34). Oswalt then begins to discuss the problems with these definitions of myths from the etymological perspective as an issue because “the burden of proof continues to rest on those who say it is incorrect” and “they are frequently too …show more content…
So God is a supreme being and man is a creation from God but is not compatible with God. Unlike the concept of continuity, there is a very distinct difference between God and man and man vs. all other creations. Since God created man in His image, man is given the authority from God to govern and rule everything else in the earth. Hence, there is a high view of humanity. In transcendence, God is consistent & “Supra-sexual”(71) and therefore sex is desacralized. In my opinion, this is a very great distinction because it seems as if most references to pagan worship have to do with sex which seems to promote immorality. In a way, it depicts God as an out of control sex addict. Another distinction that Oswald deals with is the prohibition of Magic. During ancient time, the use of magic was very prevalent; therefore it is important to consider the fact that God distinguished himself from other pagan beliefs. Hence, I am reminded of the story of when God gave Moses the ability to turn the rod into a serpent. This action was challenged by the magicians because most of the magicians were able to do something similar. God then proves that he is the absolute and divine God by destroying the serpents created by the