historical facts are not required for interpretation.JackDaydream wrote: ↑June 4th, 2022, 6:46 pmI am a little confused because, while I believe in research and honesty in research, what you have just said makes it appear as if the Catholic church is the one and only authority. Surely, this is a bit of an authoritarian approach and understanding of historical facts do matter.paradox wrote: ↑June 4th, 2022, 6:35 pmyou can always verify your esoteric understanding against interpretation of the Catholic church.Angelo Cannata wrote: ↑June 4th, 2022, 6:12 pmThe problem with these things is, as I said, that they lack contact with academy research, historical and literary criticism.
as long as it's same you're fine, there is no need for exegesis or taking historical facts into account.
for example you don't need to know that Persian empire influenced Israel and their thought, and you don't need to know that Zoroastrianism (Persian religion) is probably the inventor of resurrection.
Such things only distract and do not help.
The reason why I lay trust into interpretation of the Catholic church rather somebody else is because Catholic church fought against heresies for 2000 years.
I don't want to make a mistake of governing my self by some heresy or misinterpretation.
Sure there are scandals inside the church and all these bad things, but none of this has anything to do with interpretation of the bible and defending the truth.