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Pagan Christianity?
« Thread Started on Oct 21, 2008, 2:46pm »
Anyone Read it? what are your thoughts?
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« Reply #1 on Nov 5, 2008, 11:43am »
I've read it. Interesting, to say the least. My frustration with it is that Viola offers absolutely NO suggestions for fixing the problems he claims.

But, it is an interesting read, if you can make it through it. Kinda dry and over 2,000 footnotes.
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« Reply #2 on May 10, 2009, 5:45am »
Loved it. So much for those who think the Restoration Movement has restored THE New Testament Church. Not even close.

A great reality check for the Hillsboro crowd.
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« Reply #3 on May 13, 2009, 4:36pm »
Personally I think Pagan Christianity's premise is to House churches ...problem is there are several holes in his premise.
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« Reply #4 on Jun 30, 2009, 9:22am »
I really liked it. I'd say I'm with Viola on about 80% (just a rough estimate). I was disappointed in his follow up book however. I guess we can tell how much folks liked it by how quickly they resign their paid ministry positions! :)
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« Reply #5 on Jun 30, 2009, 10:56am »
Here is a scholarly review of the book:

http://benwitherington.blogspot.com/2008....-barna-and.html

I am not resigning my paid position. :)
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« Reply #6 on Jun 30, 2009, 4:25pm »
For what it's worth here's a scholary response to Witherington:

http://www.paganchristianity.org/zensresponds1.htm
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Re: Pagan Christianity?
« Reply #7 on Jun 30, 2009, 9:04pm »

Jun 30, 2009, 4:25pm, 7ones wrote:
For what it's worth here's a scholary response to Witherington:

http://www.paganchristianity.org/zensresponds1.htm


Thanks for posting that. I had not see it.
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« Reply #8 on Sept 7, 2009, 8:13am »
I read this, too. I thought it was a good book. Viola's premise is definitely that house churches are the answer. Even if you don't agree with his conclusions on solutions (he does offer them over a series of books, of which this is just one part), this book's presentation of how we got to where we are is worth the read, imho.

All books are like eating chicken...eat the meat, throw the bones.
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Re: Pagan Christianity?
« Reply #9 on Sept 7, 2009, 4:09pm »

Sept 7, 2009, 8:13am, james wrote:
I read this, too. I thought it was a good book. Viola's premise is definitely that house churches are the answer. Even if you don't agree with his conclusions on solutions (he does offer them over a series of books, of which this is just one part), this book's presentation of how we got to where we are is worth the read, imho.

All books are like eating chicken...eat the meat, throw the bones.


And you didn't even have to 'cuss' the bones. ;)

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Re: Pagan Christianity?
« Reply #10 on Sept 9, 2009, 8:48am »
Haven't in quite some time, but if I do, I'll pass it on.
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