教會內的明星效應
有點不是味兒，亦有一點憂心。
教會有肢體覺得自己團契應出席一個英語的DVC講座。其他職員有提出英語的講座對肢體理解方面可能是挑戰。
適逢日前我收到消息，同一間舉辦這英語講座的教會，之後一天會舉辦另外兩場DVC講座，一是粵語，另一是普通話。我告訴肢體這個消息。聽到的反應卻是：
「但中文的DVC講座卻是XXX作講員…」
坦白說，我不覺得負責中文講座的XXX講員有甚麼不妥 ，亦不知這位肢體為甚麼只覺得有個甚麼新約博士學位的洋人，他要講DVC就必定「有料到」、非去不可。
大家知道我一直不鼓勵這些DVC大會。但撇開DVC，我不明白今天的人普遍對學位的迷戀。
還是平信徒對從事神學研究的人有些不切實際的期望。
簡單說，現在要「撈」一個新約博士學位不難，難是難在研究論文的題目已經買少見少。博士論文的研究範圍已是窄得不得了。單研究某段經文中的一個字，也可以成為論文。還未說很多的博士研究範圍根本與聖經無直接關係。
我想說的是，人家是新約學者，也不自動等於他是DVC的權威。
不但如此，請想想，DVC牽涉的又何指新約？更重要的是早期教會史、天主教會的研究、文藝復興時期的美學發展史…
請一個新約學者講DVC，就要預期結果會好像請一個水喉佬去斬叉燒一樣的遍面。
找個洋人是否一定叫好叫座？
但教我最感不惑的，並不是學術資格（我知道這個中文講者不是不能讀博士學位，卻是因為這幾年來為了北美華人教會對政府的影響力做了許多功夫，所以不得不推遲自己的進修計劃），卻是「誰真正了解我們需要一個怎樣的DVC講座」 ？
你告訴我，一個外國新約學者開的DVC講座一定比一個華人教會牧者開的好？
真的嗎？
跟著看見時代論壇介紹「向生命致敬」主題曲《愛裡重圓》時用的文字：
真証傳播發佈2006「向生命致敬院線」主題曲《愛裡重圓》，該曲由《愛是不保留》作者盧永亨作曲填詞、柏林影展最佳電影音樂銀熊獎得主金培達監製、實力派歌手張崇基張崇德合唱、資深基督徒音樂人Johnny Yim編曲。
又是那隻叫「明星效應」的死曱甴…
今天我們需要的是弟兄中的祭司，不是一批明星、名嘴、教皇…
拜託，紅鬚綠眼不一定就是非聽不可的 。
Filed by edmund at 11.25 pm under Faith |
4 Comments
Peggy
以我所知﹐團契會選那天去的原因並不是因為講員是紅鬚綠眼的洋人博士﹐而是因為時間上剛好配合團契的時間。(其實有些事背後的原因是很單純的)。而報告時也有提到中文的講座。
May 28th, 2006
edmund
希望各人就是這樣單純罷。
May 28th, 2006
Karen
Just want to share what I heard in the DVC lectures by Dr. Evans yesterday. He didn’t directly answer the questions raised by the DVC book/movie (even though a handout was prepared), but rather he tried to bring us back to the days when Jesus lived through archeological evidence so that we can understand the Bible and the events that occurred better. This is an eye-opener for me as the church seldomly teaches this way (I mean through historical evidence.. )
In the first lecture about Jewish burial traditions, he showed us lots of pictures of tombs and ossuaries (yes, that’s what we spent an hour looking at.. tombs!!) He concluded that the burial of Jesus was highly probable even though he was a criminal. He then talked about the dead sea scrolls in the second lecture. As expected, he told us that the scrolls did not say anything regarding Jesus. He talked about the Qumran and what these scrolls tell us about the Jewish beliefs around the time of Jesus and John the Baptist such as messianism, exorcism, etc. He then compared these with Jesus teachings and showed the differences.
Anyhow, I found it interesting to sit in a number of Jewish Christians. The lectures were informative and entertaining. However, I think Dr. Evans spoke too much Hebrew and Greek which I know nothing of…
May 29th, 2006
edmund
Thank you Karen for your report on Evan’s lectures. I am glad that they are more on historical facts and evidences, less on meaningless attacks against a piece of fiction.
As I mentioned before, what we can really appreciate from DVC is that it opens doors for Christians and non-Christians alike for topics and researches which they felt so boring before with a brand new interest and passion.
May 29th, 2006
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