Reading the Bible

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Permalink Reply by LeaT on February 4, 2009 at 3:17am

I cannot read whole passages at all, it's the overall style that bores me to death like no other. Of course, Leviticus is boring because Leviticus is mostly about rules and such ;) Why does it have to be written in verse?!

While I haven't personally read the Bible in a close-up study, I generally know what each book is about and if you need more precise information www.biblegateway.com is a good site to use. But yes, the Bible is one of the most overrated pieces of boredom in the world!

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Permalink Reply by Goz on February 28, 2009 at 9:05pm

Yes it is...Imagine having to go to church for YEARS and having to suffer through hearing bits from it over and over and over,Sunday after Sunday after Sunday...Watching paint dry is more interesting,I tell you!

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Permalink Reply by Luke on February 4, 2009 at 5:57am

I don't want to catch the memeticly transmitted mind disease contained therein. I need my brain to function fully and correctly. I don't think that I have any special immunity to this mind disease. It takes 7 in 10 people*, destroying their brain leaving them to live a half life of confused delusion.

*figures made up on the spot for fun.

It could be good for a giggle though. I expect a daily report of the funniest bits.

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Permalink Reply by Hank Bones on February 4, 2009 at 8:25am

I'll try to post something each day, but again, the boredom overwhelms. its not unusual for the ol' B-I-B-L-E to take backseat to things that are actually enjoyable to read. on that note, i'm actually looking forward to psalms. or at least a good sword-fight or something.

for today though, there's this: I'm not sure, but its probable that the Ten Commandments of PopReligCulture are not actually (sic) the ones handed down to moses on mt sinai. Exodus 20 is the traditional 10Cs, and they follow the introduction, "And God spoke these words: .... You shall have no other gods....." Exodus 20:1-3. however, in the next chapter, god says to moses (with not a little more authority in his voice, i suppose), "These are the laws you are to set before them:" and goes on to list another 10 rules, these concerning the proper way to trade slaves and how to be compensated for injury caused by other folks in the tribe and what to do should your donkey fall into a pit dug by someone else. Actually, I recommend reading Exodus 21, just to get a chuckle out of the alternate reality that would exist if those were the 10Cs fundies were trying to keep posted in courthouses, etc.

as to the special immunity: it does require particular care, at least. i'm sure to take the bible with a glass of water and on a full stomach, and at least 45mg of bertrand-russell/sam-harris/etc-and-so-on.

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Permalink Reply by Luke on February 4, 2009 at 5:26pm

LOL

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Permalink Reply by Luke on February 4, 2009 at 11:20pm

God's rules: or your gonna have a bad time, mmmm-kay.

Wikisource has a free online bible so we all sing along with Yahweh.

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(World_English)/Exodus#Chapter_21

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Permalink Reply by Angie Jackson on May 2, 2009 at 5:39pm

oh don't forget bricktestament.com I just found it recently (rev. hellbound allee posted it in her blog). It's the bible told through LEGOS!

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Permalink Reply by LeaT on February 4, 2009 at 10:04am

I do believe keep your friends close, but your enemies closer works well here though. The only way to actually convince and trumph Christians in an argument is to use their scripture against them, would they admit there is an error, sometimes they don't even do that...

No, there's no contradiction between OT god and NT god! :D

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Permalink Reply by Hank Bones on February 4, 2009 at 5:30pm

i think in my case its "keep your friends close, but your parents closer." pretty much the same as yours though....

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Permalink Reply by LeaT on February 5, 2009 at 5:10pm

In my personal experience you cannot argue with say, a Christian with atheist arguments (evolution is TRUE) but must point in errors written in the Bible to make them understand (but there are more than three human races in the world!).

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Permalink Reply by funk Q on February 4, 2009 at 6:06pm

For a different view on how god treats his favourite race try reading it backwards!

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Permalink Reply by The Nerd on February 4, 2009 at 11:36pm

Why, is there a secret code written in reverse?

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