Talk:C. I. Scofield

The origin of a joke?
Does anyone know who was the first person to parody the refrain of a well-known hymn using the words, "My hope is built on nothing less, than Scofield notes and Moody Press." ? DFH 17:51, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I originated this joke in 1993 as "My hope is built on nothing less than Zondervan and Moody Press." Ἀλήθεια (talk) 20:37, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Nah, it's much older than that. Note the chapter title in Canfield (1988)--John Foxe (talk) 20:53, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah... caught. I guess I have to change my username now. Ἀλήθεια (talk) 21:00, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Zondervan? You mean Rupert Murdoch? (PeacePeace (talk) 00:22, 18 May 2019 (UTC))

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Hal Lindsey Reference
Article says (without any source cited) "It was largely through the influence of Scofield's notes that dispensational premillennialism became influential among fundamentalist Christians in the United States, and these notes became a significant source for popular religious writers such as Hal Lindsey." If somebody has proof that Hal Lindsey referred to Scofield's notes, please produce the evidence with a good source, or the statement about Lindsey should be deleted. (PeacePeace (talk) 00:06, 18 May 2019 (UTC))

Controversial
While Scofield's Bible Commentary has become staple food for many churches and ministries, it is rather strange, that this was received rather uncritically. He essentially broke with standard Christian teachings of the last 1800 years and introduced several novelties. Or shall we say redefined a view things. E.g. the dispensationalism, the emphasis on a rapture, the role of Jews/Israel, etc. One wonders why that was taken over so uncritically by the so-called evangelicals over time. And also what lead to the success of the bible commentary. I realize there are critics of Scofield, but it appears to be a minority position. By others he is either ignored, since their sources are more academic. Or he and his writings are embraced as pearls of wisdom. The article should contain more notes on the controversy and controversial topics and present the various perspectives. 105.0.2.142 (talk) 11:19, 28 August 2023 (UTC)