Posted by Dinah on September 17, 2004, at 16:22:39
In reply to Lou's reply to Dinah » Dinah, posted by Lou Pilder on September 17, 2004, at 15:18:34
I wouldn't say I understand it, because my religioius scholarship only extends in certain directions.
By replacement theology do you mean things like the remarks made by my Sunday School members that Jesus, by dying for our sins, had negated or made extraneous God's covenant with the nation of Israel, with the quote from John having to do with Christ having nailed the Law to the Cross as a biblical confirmation?
If that is what replacement theology means, I don't see any hint of that in the poem. If I recall correctly (and I may not) the poem has more to do with looking for the God within as opposed to an external God, which to my knowledge is not traditional Christian theology (Christian theology emphasizing an external God) but more of an Eastern concept. Therefore I doubt replacement theology is intended to be the goal of the poem.
Unless you mean something completely different by replacement theology, in which case... Never mind. :)
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