Silence – things missing from Jeremiah
By Mark Morgan | Jeremiah
Sometimes when we have a pet theory – but little evidence! – we use arguments from silence. For example, we might argue that since something has not been reported as happening, this is proof that it never happened. Of course, it’s not proof at all, because history doesn’t report most things that happen. Arguments from silence don’t prove anything, however it is valuable at times to observe things about which the Bible is silent and ponder what the reasons for the silence might be. Let’s look at things missing from Jeremiah – events or facts which the book of Jeremiah does not mention.Continue reading
