109 Confronting the Critics: JEDP, The Mount Ebal Defixio, and C. S. Lewis, Part 4

Following the publication of the peer-reviewed academic* paper, the critical juggernaut, led by Drs. Christopher Rollston and Robert Cargill is proceeding apace in an apparent attempt to shut down serious investigation of this defixio. I argue that they are attempting to poison the well, not engaging in a fair academic disagreement based on the reality. In episodes 107-110 we will investigate in some detail the critical evaluation of this discovery, with Dr. Rollston’s position in episode 108-109 and Dr. Cargill’s in episode 110. In this series, as we promised in episode #52, we hope to lay out the context and reasons this discovery and its controversial interpretation is so important. To do so, we must become acquainted with modern theology and biblical criticism as practiced in the contemporary West, the ongoing scholarly debate over the defixio, and finally to discuss C. S. Lewis’s article, ”Modern Theology and Biblical Criticism.” *Please see the link below to access the scholarly paper by Dr. Stripling and his associates, which is open access in the journal Heritage Science. In addition, Jenny and I discuss the curse tablet on our No Compromise episodes #47 & #48, available on the Christian Atheist platform. Episode 47 on YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/F5Ahh53zM_0 Episode 47 on Podcast: https://pod.link/thechristianatheist/episode/fd17351c74d4b4c18710232055614b55 Links to critical comments by Drs. Rollston and Cargill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkBByBE2OUo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBmuNw59AOg Episode 48 on YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/vJWZca8wLig Episode 48 on Podcast: https://pod.link/thechristianatheist/episode/3d7081b2ada978aed5db7250f04ab605 *Heritage Science Journal publication (open access) to ”’You are Cursed by the God YHW:’ an early Hebrew inscription from Mt. Ebal” “You are Cursed by the God YHW:” an early Hebrew inscription from Mt. Ebal | Heritage Science | Full Text (springeropen.com) Below find important websites for further information on this topic: http://www.rollstonepigraphy.com/?p=949 Dr. Christopher Rollston offers important critical and methodological cautions on the discovery and its meaning ttstripling #associatesforbiblicalresearch #abr #thechristianatheist #drjohndwise #drjohnwise #johnwise #christian #atheist #christianity #atheism #jesus #jesuschrist #god #bible #oldtestament #newtestament #nocompromise #rationality #faith #philosophy #philosopher #culture #society #hegelism #hegelianism #hegel #reason #incarnation #history#psychology #theology #literature #humanities #hardquestions #postmodernism #woke #wisdom #ethics #science #poetry #paradox #oxymoron