'Loose-brideled'? Pest! Methinks, thought I have suffered this, that none the less I'd now be glad to have her. Sing to me, goddess, sing of such an one as she: audacious, beautiful, and plausible withal; she does you wrongs; she locks her door; keeps asking you for gifts; she loveth none, but ever makes pretense. Communion with the bad corrupts good character.
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Compare Menander, Thais 218 and 1 Corinthians 15:33
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Menander, Thais 218
Classical1 Corinthians 15:33
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What difference does it make if Paul used a quote from Menander's Thais in his letter to the Corinthian church. God gives knowledge and thoughts to all mankind, so why can't that knowledge and thought be used interchangeably? Why can't Paul quote Menander; besides it is a known fact, that Paul was e ...
What difference does it make if Paul used a quote from Menander's Thais in his letter to the Corinthian church. God gives knowledge and thoughts to all mankind, so why can't that knowledge and thought be used interchangeably? Why can't Paul quote Menander; besides it is a known fact, that Paul was educated by some of the best philosophers and scholars of his time. I think we're making a big deal out of nothing.Anonymous, August 3, 2024
It's one line Paul used, so his audience would have a frame of reference to apply something in their new Greek Christian life. So he paraphrased a known Greek playwright. Pretty smart. But not inspired. In fact, it's PAGAN. But still OK advice. As long as you don't beat your fellow brother with it. ...
It's one line Paul used, so his audience would have a frame of reference to apply something in their new Greek Christian life. So he paraphrased a known Greek playwright. Pretty smart. But not inspired. In fact, it's PAGAN. But still OK advice. As long as you don't beat your fellow brother with it. Which some Christians do.Rex, November 7, 2024
For Rex: why would you claim that the line quoted from Menander (which was also an earlier line from Euripides, btw), is not inspired (by God)? On any account of biblical inspiration that applies them to the books of the Bible, this is a line in a book of the Bible, presumably written down (and tran ...
For Rex: why would you claim that the line quoted from Menander (which was also an earlier line from Euripides, btw), is not inspired (by God)? On any account of biblical inspiration that applies them to the books of the Bible, this is a line in a book of the Bible, presumably written down (and transmitted) under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. On that basis alone, it is arguably inspired. Then again, any account of biblical inspiration needs to be argued for, and cannot be based purely on texts like 1 Tim 3:16, since that was referencing the Hebrew Scriptures only, and at any rate 1 Tim was plausibly written down long before much of the rest of the NT (particularly the Gospels) were written down (or at least completed). And even once an account is given, it requires further argument to suggest that no other words spoken or written by non-Biblical authors could be inspired by God. (How could one possibly give a good argument for that?)Matt, February 18, 2026