Fathers of the Reformation

well the reformation was a good start I guess. Now if we could finish the job and get rid of the one pastored church system we'll be well on our way to revival.

For what purpose do you ask about Midrash?

I think where you are going with this is the theory that certain new testament books like matthew where written as Midrashes, a genre of Jewish litreture, which was a sort of commentary but also a embellishment of the true history, for the sake of makeing theological point. This is used to explain away certain historical tensions within the book of Matthew. In other words the idea is: Matthew is not writing a strict historical account, but rather a midrash, a slight embellishment of the facts.

I am still intrigued to hear what you know about Midrash, and how it is used in the NT, and in particular, how it is utilised in encompassing the OT traditions.

Were you aware that the Books of Ruth and Job were not considered to be divinely inspired by the reformers?

sense. That is very different from bible college bias, and why Midrash is not taught in Bible Colleges.

It must be accredited through a government or state university, that is normal educational process.

Secular view does not have a bias, and can not have a bias, given it is secular. Bias contradicts the word secular (meaning many views). Theology studied in a "secular" university looks at the beliefs of all people of all religions, while paying attention to their history, and beliefs without the use of dogma and apologetics. The student is able is determine for themself what makes the most...