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The Bible (pg. 4)
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by miamitrance04
anyone that discredits the historical aspect of the bible is an idiot, |
there are many many history expert idiots then. hasn't renegade already stomped you into the ground over this? i'd like to be able to do the same but i am not a glutton for punishment.
| quote: | Originally posted by Moral Hazard
If one has actually read the bible and examined it in context one would find that they cannot make any blanket statements about the validity of the bible. |
all i know is that its in the running for the most boring book ever written award. i particularly like the chapter of begetting! |
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| stren |
| quote: | Originally posted by UmmiE
It's real I have one in my bookshelf. |
+1
autographed too |
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| Fibonacci |
| Many parts of the bible were written well after the lives of the apostles and disciples and such. They are stories and should be regarded as such, unless you are a strict dogmatic catholic. There are many historical truths to the stories. |
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| Clovis |
| quote: | Originally posted by Fibonacci
Many parts of the bible were written well after the lives of the apostles and disciples and such. They are stories and should be regarded as such, unless you are a strict dogmatic catholic. There are many historical truths to the stories. |
What about the rest? |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Clovis
What about the rest? |
hey, dont knock the stories about rape and sodomy! |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
all i know is that its in the running for the most boring book ever written award. i particularly like the chapter of begetting! |
No question, it isn't the most exciting read... that doesn't mean it's completely without merit. Even if one has absolutely now belief in the faith components of the bible it still has value as a collection of myths, history of a people and morality tales. |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by Fibonacci
Many parts of the bible were written well after the lives of the apostles and disciples and such. They are stories and should be regarded as such, unless you are a strict dogmatic catholic. There are many historical truths to the stories. |
You state desciples and apostles... so you're clearly talking new testament. Considering that of the eight authors of the 27 books of the new testament; three were disciples (Matthew, Peter, and John), two were Jesus' brothers (James and Jude), and one was a contemporary of Peter (Paul)... it's pretty safe to say that most of the books of the new testament were writen during their lives. I think where you may be confused here is with the Gospels, two of which were writen by persons that did not actually witness any of the events therein. Of course, many of the Old Testament books were written decades to centuries after the described events allegedly occured. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moral Hazard
No question, it isn't the most exciting read... that doesn't mean it's completely without merit. Even if one has absolutely now belief in the faith components of the bible it still has value as a collection of myths, history of a people and morality tales. |
oh yeah, absolutely. i can distinguish between religion and a book of historical importance :) and i have a secret love for revelations! its traditional fantasy at its coolest :) |
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| colonelcrisp |
| I love the bible, i especially like hte one where harry is in teh tri wizards tournament....... o wrong book... oops |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| harry potter is the worst work of fantasy fiction since revelations. |
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