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You can almost forgive him for using the phrase—he at least defines it. But, I still hate the phrase...
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Idle musings by a once again bookseller, always bibliophile, current copyeditor and proofreader. Complete with ramblings about biblical studies, the ancient Near East, bicycling, gardening, or anything else I am reading (or experiencing). All more or less live from Red Wing, MN
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
More than an event
In a footnote after using that horrendous expression, “the Christ event,” Marshall says, “I regret this cumbersome, impersonal phrase, but some vocabulary is needed to express the sum total of Christ and what he did, that is, to include the coming of the person and the activity that he performed.”—New Testament Theology, page 174
Words are handles we use. As long as they're useful I have few feelings, good or bad, about them. For me this has always been more a matter of practicality. We need them, so we make them and use them. As long as we agree to allow God to take away the handles as he desires, I can remain fairly neutral on the issue.
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