Gay Marriage: Analysis Of Newsweek's Article
Post 1: The Beginning
Post 2: Journalistic Integrity
Post 3: Bible And Marriage
Post 4: Homosexuality and the Bible
Post 5: Remaining Issues
Dr. Darrell Bock is Research Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. He also is Professor for Spiritual Development and Culture there. He is an Editor at Large for Christianity Today and is a Past President of the Evangelical Theological Society (2000-2001). He is the author of over twenty books and is a New York Times Best Selling author. He has been blogging on this site since May, 2006.
Prof. Bock, I have a question about the Enoch quote in Jude. Like all evangelicals, I believe that Jude is divinely inspired. I don't believe the Enoch traditions are, however - and I have yet to meet any evangelical who does. When Jude quotes Enoch in much the same way that other New Testament writers quote Old Testament scriptures (which WERE divinely inspired), how did he know that the Enoch tradition was authoritative, when Enoch as a whole wasn't?