Saturday, August 21, 2021

Sa palagay nyo po, sino ang mas reliable pakinggan, ang preacher sa pulpit o ang Bible scholar/researcher/translator?

 

Yung scholar, committed and answerable to the science of scholarship, linguistics and historical context. Mas factual and scientific and discipline nya sa pag-intindi at pag-interpret ng verse. Usually, may specialized training/education siya. Wala siyang audience or congregational superiors to please kaya posibleng mas objective ang interpretation nya.

Yung preacher, may audience to please, may religious superiors to answer to, may “statement of faith” to operate within, plus yung church has payables to think of. So, a preacher could be constrained by such issues. The preacher is not as free to speak as the scholar.

 BUT PEOPLE LISTEN TO PREACHERS, NOT TO SCHOLAR! J