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Originally Posted by Evangelical
The interpretation Paul presented would have been extra biblical for them.
The example of the Bereans is used by those who believe in sola scriptura. Implying that those who did not receive the message did not search the scriptures.
This is flawed for two basic reasons:
One is the Bereans, being Jews, were not sola scriptura believers.
The second is that those who did not receive the message would have used the Scripture also. Even if their rejection was due to jealousy or some other reason, it doesn't negate the fact that they too searched the Scriptures, like the Bereans.
The Bereans are not an example of those who searched the scripture alone versus those who didn't. That is not the point of the story. The point is they received the message because they were more noble. The point is not that they were more noble because they believed in sola scriptura.
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The only thing "extra-Biblical" about the Bereans was their faith. Read the stories again.
Some Jews in Thessalonica, however, were jealous, hardened, unbelieving, stubborn, and evil. Hence they acted identically as the Pharisees did to Jesus. They stirred up loafers in the market, gathered a rowdy crowd, set the city in an uproar, acted violently knowing the Romans would take notice, claimed that these men wanted another king contrary to Caesar. Standard Judaizer modus operandi.
This is not that complicated bro.