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why would end the Gospel this way if he did that?
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Now that's--notice this historical critical method,
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which is what I'm teaching in this class,
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is somewhat different from several other ways of reading text.
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I'm not implying by this
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that historical critical method is the correct method or
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will give you the correct meaning of the text.
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I believe that it's perfectly legitimate for Christians,
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for example, to read these texts to get
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something religious out of the text for their lives.
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For personal guidance, for doctrine,
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for images of Jesus,