RE: Rewriting the Bible?

Collarspace Discussion Forums

Home Login Search

RE: Rewriting the Bible?

View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Logged in as: Guest

All Forums >> [Casual Banter] >> Off the Grid >> RE: Rewriting the Bible?

Page: << < prev 1 2 3 4 [5]

Message

<< Older Topic Newer Topic >>

RE: Rewriting the Bible? - 3/3/2008 11:09:30 AM

RCdc

Posts: 8674
Status: offline

I am still unsure what is being suggested. Redefining? How can you redefine it? Revise it? Does that mean taking stuff out (again) and or putting stuff back? Rewitten? There are certainly many new 'revisions' and rewitten into different versions already and continue to be so. You can get bibles that include apocryphic books.

If your talking about building a new bible? The books written by modern day prophets and disciples are already out there - the bible is just a collection of little books anyway.

the.dark.

_____________________________

RC&dc

love isnt gazing into each others eyes - it's looking forward in the same direction

(in reply to kittinSol)

Profile

Post #: 81

RE: Rewriting the Bible? - 3/3/2008 11:12:15 AM

trusting

Posts: 144
Joined: 8/22/2007
From: Virginia
Status: offline

my statement is leaning more towards those that are religious.... not Atheists.

i do not condemn people for their personal preferences in any aspect of life, to each their own!

_____________________________

"Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one." -Malcolm Forbes

(in reply to kittinSol)

Profile

Post #: 82

RE: Rewriting the Bible? - 3/3/2008 11:13:03 AM

kittinSol

Posts: 16926
Status: offline

I know, it's a vague OP - but whatever it's getting at, I still don't see why people object to any author tweaking the texts in question into some kind of different shape.

What I'd be interested in seeing is for the texts to be put back in their original context. Rather than rewrite the Bible, dismantle it. Rebuild it - I mean, are the Dead Sea scrolls present in the version people currently use?

_____________________________

(in reply to RCdc)

Profile

Post #: 83

RE: Rewriting the Bible? - 3/3/2008 11:21:09 AM

RCdc

Posts: 8674
Status: offline

Unless a person takes the time to study and understand archaic texts, most of the books, scrolls and writings are pretty impossible to to rewrite in the language we have today. Many of the words don't even exist in any language.

the.dark.

_____________________________

RC&dc

love isnt gazing into each others eyes - it's looking forward in the same direction

(in reply to kittinSol)

Profile

Post #: 84

RE: Rewriting the Bible? - 3/4/2008 6:04:32 PM

dincubus

Posts: 231
Joined: 10/22/2005
From: South Dakota
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: Darcyandthedark

Unless a person takes the time to study and understand archaic texts, most of the books, scrolls and writings are pretty impossible to to rewrite in the language we have today. Many of the words don't even exist in any language.

the.dark.

But also you have to remember that there is another missing version of the bible. what we have today is a version of the bible for the rich ppl. one that was translated/transscribed/passed down to one rich leader (pharaoh, king, dictator) from generation to generation. so in my humble opinion, and again call me jaded if you wish, that what we have today is a completely different book that what was originally written, with text to favor those that the hebrews were originally trying to escape when they left egypt

(in reply to RCdc)

Profile

Post #: 85

RE: Rewriting the Bible? - 3/10/2008 11:10:06 PM

dincubus

Posts: 231
Joined: 10/22/2005
From: South Dakota
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: dincubus

quote:

ORIGINAL: Darcyandthedark

Unless a person takes the time to study and understand archaic texts, most of the books, scrolls and writings are pretty impossible to to rewrite in the language we have today. Many of the words don't even exist in any language.

the.dark.

But also you have to remember that there is another missing version of the bible. what we have today is a version of the bible for the rich ppl. one that was translated/transscribed/passed down to one rich leader (pharaoh, king, dictator) from generation to generation. so in my humble opinion, and again call me jaded if you wish, that what we have today is a completely different book that what was originally written, with text to favor those that the hebrews were originally trying to escape when they left egypt

Darcyandthedark: very true that is what i am getting at... the differences. how can one version of the Bible itself.. for the poor... be considered the true version.. when the other version.. for the rich and affleuent has not been made available? and with regards to another's post about the book that Mary wrote.... where is it....
this is part of the reason i drifted away from main stream religion as a whole.. and the Roman Catholic religion specifically... the two facedness of it all...
if any wish to know the full reasons.. i offer for you to msg me here on cm... and i will do my best to reply

(in reply to dincubus)

Profile

Post #: 86