What's the beef with the Scofield Study Bible

Space in the spark plugs . . .

I guess I am gap impaired I read this post three times before I made the 'connection' between 'gap theory' and the above statement...Dr. Bob,

Thanks Plain Bill for the information, I will make a comparison between my Old and New Scofield's and will after that check for some online links.

God Bless
Bro. Dallas

 

Dear Brother Plain Old Bill,
Here are some links on Scofield, I haven't had time to research them yet, so don't nobody get riled up cause o' my postn' em.

Just thought I would post em here and let y'all decide.

Bro. Dallas

The Incredible Scofield and his book--free download

Scofield: The man behind the Myth

 

"Dr. Bob gave a good concise accurate explanation of the Gap Theory. A concession Christians were making to appease their lack of knowledge and conviction to the "scientific community".Keep in mind all science over time ends up agreeing with God's Word. "
Interestingly enough both the churchfather Origen(es) and the Jewish philosopher Philo of Alexandria, were also into the Gap Theory. Making it quite a bit older than a simple late 19th century compromise with the World.

 

Can you provide any references to this? I would really like to read up on it.

Thanks,
Michael

 

"Can you provide any references to this?"
Sadly no.
Origenes has written I think 16 homilies on Genesis that survive to this day. His version of the gap theory is in one of them.
Almost 20 years have passed since I've read the collected works of that mad genius. I did my first thesis on that (former) man, so that's why I've read his collected works. Or at least what is left of them.

At the time I was studying Origenes, I've also read some of Philo's work that covered the same ground. In those days, their gap musings weren't of any great interest to me.

 

I'll say this about the legacy of Scofield. I'm heading out tonight to my concert band practice at Philadelphia Biblical University, where a portrait of Scofield hangs on the wall. While I did not attend college there, I have been associated with the institution since it was still Philadelphia College of Bible (formerly Philadelphia School of the Bible, home of Scofield). The great legacy of this man and others held forth by this institution has done much to bring countless people the world over into the Kingdom.

 

And look what I found.
http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=88939469
Well I got the existance of 16 surviving homilies of Origenes about Genesis right.
That's the good news, the bad news is that the bit were one would expect the gap theory hasn't survived.