Glad you're sharing your thoughts on this, Steve. I particularly like the phrase, "a suspension of belief." It seems to me that genuinely authentic faith begins when the believer reaches that point when received wisdom no longer suffices, and they must discover their own. The suspension of belief moment is a must.

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Thanks, Eric.
I should also include a link back to my weblog entry:

http://www.quicktopic.com/blog/archives/2003_01.html

Hey, Steve—I hadn’t been back since your 1/13 posting. I ought not comment, since I haven't read the book (yet), but I may put in a few cents’ worth on “allusion” and the relation of the testaments. . . .

Looking forward to it!

For those arriving via Google, Jack has kindly responded to my suggestion and has posted the second appendix of his book Christ: A Crisis in the Life of God on his web site.