Fw: Re: cursed trees etc.

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At 09:12 PM 2/11/98 -0500, Brian Dean wrote:

>RONCRISS

>   Well, it appears that Mr. Till does not have an open mind on this 

> subject, so I will utilize one of his tactics! Based on my many years of 

> study of comparative religions, Christian theology, Scriptural study, 

> teaching religion for 16 years and being the possessor of a Master's 

> degree in Theology I hereby imperiously rule that fig trees symbolize 

> Jerusalem and Israel and that the Jewish people of Jesus' time, being 

> more familiar with the Jewish Scriptures than Mr. Till, would have 

> understood the import of his actions. Whew, I feel much better now! Feel 

> free to correct my English. I only have certificates in that field and 

> bow to his superior wisdom.   


TILL
Er, I hate to tell you, RC, but you were challenged to do a textual analysis
of the story in Mark to give linguistic justification for your claim.  You
didn't do it.  Could that be because you recognize that there is nothing in
the language of the text to justify your claim?

Farrell Till
Skepticism, Inc.
jftill@midwest.net

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