Comments on: Does God Use Technology? | John Dyer http://www.theodigital.com/2011/10/does-god-use-technology-john-dyer.html missional theology. digital media ecology. biscuits and gravy. Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:29:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Chris Ridgeway http://www.theodigital.com/2011/10/does-god-use-technology-john-dyer.html/comment-page-1#comment-2723 Chris Ridgeway Fri, 21 Oct 2011 03:42:15 +0000 http://www.theodigital.com/?p=1054#comment-2723 John - Thanks for the note! Yeah, I'm truly going chapter by chapter, so thanks for the heads up on iconoclast coming up... good! And I'm glad we agree that Postman can be a little cranky. I love reading his stuff, but he feels trapped in a certain time for sure. Still very much enjoying your stuff, man. Phil - While I agree with you that God cares about his Word and Scripture, I don't think I can agree that only Genesis was passed down orally. I believe significant portions of the Old Testament and definitely even the NT gospels were written based on recording oral tradition (e.g even the most conservative scholars place the gospel of John in 90+ AD, nearly 50-60 years after Jesus death). This is important in how we think about what Scripture Is. I think God has preserved his Voice in the oral tradition of the People of God! John – Thanks for the note! Yeah, I’m truly going chapter by chapter, so thanks for the heads up on iconoclast coming up… good! And I’m glad we agree that Postman can be a little cranky. I love reading his stuff, but he feels trapped in a certain time for sure. Still very much enjoying your stuff, man.

Phil – While I agree with you that God cares about his Word and Scripture, I don’t think I can agree that only Genesis was passed down orally. I believe significant portions of the Old Testament and definitely even the NT gospels were written based on recording oral tradition (e.g even the most conservative scholars place the gospel of John in 90+ AD, nearly 50-60 years after Jesus death). This is important in how we think about what Scripture Is. I think God has preserved his Voice in the oral tradition of the People of God!

]]> By: Phil http://www.theodigital.com/2011/10/does-god-use-technology-john-dyer.html/comment-page-1#comment-2720 Phil Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:31:43 +0000 http://www.theodigital.com/?p=1054#comment-2720 I think you make a good point about the oral versus written Word of God. I think that there is a place for both in Scripture and in the Church today, but I do believe that God has put an emphasis on the written word. Many religions have written scripture, but most of them were written after generations of oral tradition. Thankfully, for the Judeo-Christian heritage, only Genesis was passed down orally. The majority of the Bible was written down with immediacy. Aside from that, the sheer volume of archaeological written evidence (manuscripts, scrolls, etc) seems to indicate that God has gone out of His way to provide us with a firm written record of His Word. I think you make a good point about the oral versus written Word of God. I think that there is a place for both in Scripture and in the Church today, but I do believe that God has put an emphasis on the written word. Many religions have written scripture, but most of them were written after generations of oral tradition. Thankfully, for the Judeo-Christian heritage, only Genesis was passed down orally. The majority of the Bible was written down with immediacy.

Aside from that, the sheer volume of archaeological written evidence (manuscripts, scrolls, etc) seems to indicate that God has gone out of His way to provide us with a firm written record of His Word.

]]> By: John Dyer http://www.theodigital.com/2011/10/does-god-use-technology-john-dyer.html/comment-page-1#comment-2700 John Dyer Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:14:22 +0000 http://www.theodigital.com/?p=1054#comment-2700 Just wanted to mention two quick things. First, while I think some of Postman's observations are helpful, I find him far too negative in general and his conclusion seems to be that he wants to time travel back to the 18th century (which ironically would require some advanced technology :). Second, the next chapter does introduce images and even briefly discusses the iconoclast controversy. Thanks again for your insightful interaction with the book! Just wanted to mention two quick things. First, while I think some of Postman’s observations are helpful, I find him far too negative in general and his conclusion seems to be that he wants to time travel back to the 18th century (which ironically would require some advanced technology :) . Second, the next chapter does introduce images and even briefly discusses the iconoclast controversy.

Thanks again for your insightful interaction with the book!

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