On the other hand, the Via Negativa appears to preclude the possibility of having a personal relationship with God even though the Bible appears to show evidence to the contrary. For example, God appears to speak directly to Moses, Saul of Tarsus (Saint Paul) and Noah thus establishing a personal relationship which should be impossible if God is unknowable. The Via Negativa is the method of religious language approved by the Vatican and traditionally used by Roman Catholics. | On the other hand, the Via Negativa appears to preclude the possibility of having a personal relationship with God even though the Bible appears to show evidence to the contrary. For example, God appears to speak directly to Moses, Saul of Tarsus (Saint Paul) and Noah thus establishing a personal relationship which should be impossible if God is unknowable. The Via Negativa is the method of religious language approved by the Vatican and traditionally used by Roman Catholics. |