Christians Only (not really): What do you think about that Jewish text?

[Jayhawker Soule]

It is not at all uncommon: Someone poses a question about Jewish text in a Christian only forum. Is it simply ignorance? Thoughtlessness? What?

[disciple]

I've noticed some posters answering questions in different DIR's, also. Pertaining to what you've presented specifically, however, yes, it might not produce the accurate answer to someones question. On the other hand, I've noticed questions posted in the Judaism DIR that I think would be better served either both in Christain and Judaism DIR's, or in the General Discussion forum.

[ForeverFaithful]

I think it is more to do with the American Fundamentalist culture that desire to take the book of Genesis for literal meaning , which forgive me if I'm wrong, is not found as much in Judaism

[lunamoth]

Originally Posted by Jayhawker Soule

It is not at all uncommon: Someone poses a question about Jewish text in a Christian only forum. Is it simply ignorance? Thoughtlessness? What?

I imagine they are mostly just interested in a Christian perspective on the text.

[Bob Dixon]

Originally Posted by lunamoth

I imagine they are mostly just interested in a Christian perspective on the text.

This, too, but also ignorance and thoughtlessness and stuff, I guess.
The thing is, most Christians aren't Jews, but because it's in our canon they think that they have the right to interpret it better than anyone else, including the people it was actually revealed to. Yeah, I don't get it either.

[Me Myself]

Originally Posted by lunamoth

I imagine they are mostly just interested in a Christian perspective on the text.

This honestly.

[Caladan]

Originally Posted by lunamoth

I imagine they are mostly just interested in a Christian perspective on the text.

The thread which provoked this one was asking a question about a Biblical story (Hebrew Bible), so in this case I don't think that a Christian perspective was necessarily sought after, especially since I had a similar reaction to that of Jay. I remember the story in question vividly, and I was wondering why it was posted in the Christianity DIR, when it could have been posted in a more general DIR, or the Judaism DIR just the same.

[ForeverFaithful]

Originally Posted by Bob Dixon

This, too, but also ignorance and thoughtlessness and stuff, I guess.
The thing is, most Christians aren't Jews, but because it's in our canon they think that they have the right to interpret it better than anyone else, including the people it was actually revealed to. Yeah, I don't get it either.

Are you saying Christians don't have a right to interpret our own canon?

[Bob Dixon]

Originally Posted by ForeverFaithful

Are you saying Christians don't have a right to interpret our own canon?

Definitely not what I said! I'm sorry if you thought that I meant such a thing!
We do have a right to interpret our own canon, but it's things like interpolation of later non-Judaic Christian doctrines (that aren't there) into the actual Jewish text that bother me. Like, I once read an interpretation that said that the Song of Solomon was referring, symbolically, to Jesus. Of course, I found this grossly inappropriate, so it's stuff like this I'm trying to avoid.

That's all.

[Flankerl]

They probably ask these questions in those DIRs because they want to know what the people of that certain DIR think about it.
And as long as its just about religion and not politics i cant really see anything wrong with that.