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Originally Posted by Igzy
I think we've lost track of Renee's request. She asked for some sources of ministry that could be an alternative to LSM's stuff.
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http://www.brill.com/vigiliae-christianae
Vigilae Christianae is a good example of a peer-reviewed publication. You don't get an article in there unless it makes sense to someone who knows something of the subject. A lot of Christians just write because it makes sense to them, and they want to hear themselves talk (see Yours Truly, for Exhibit A). But on a peer-reviewed journal you really allow your thoughts to be raked over the coals by the rest. An idea may seem plausible to you but is it really objectively valid? It helps one to think clearly.
Witness Lee wouldn't stand a chance in such an environment. Need I say more?
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Originally Posted by aron
. . . at some point the disconnect, the incongruity, the illogic of this position will become unbearable, and they'll reject it. So be patient with them, and allow them to state things which seem unsupportable.
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Actually some people can withstand quite a bit of disconnect, evidently. I remember hearing of the FTTT 'trainers' telling the 'trainees',"If others do it, it's hierarchy, but if we do it, then it isn't hierarchy". In other words if someone else does it, then it's religion and wrong, but if we do it, then it's okay.
Subjective, much? Such an attitude can't last long in a peer-reviewed environment. So if you go where the Catholics and Protestants and Anglicans and Orthodox are all being laid bare, no respecters of persons, you are in pretty safe territory. And sometimes the conversations are very interesting!
Another good organization is the Society for Biblical Literature. They host a number of interesting magazines. All you have to do is find one good article. Nobody has to be an expert in everything (sorry, WL). Just find an area that opens the proverbial heavens, and start digging.
https://www.sbl-site.org/
The experience of watching the scriptures unfold before your eyes is without equal. There is no substitute.