(February 28, 2017 at 11:09 am)Mister Agenda Wrote:PETE_ROSE Wrote:Primitive mind? Min have you read Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Proverbs, or Hebrews from the NT? Very eloquently written.
Yes, they are quite a change of pace from the rest of the Bible. The S.A.B. does tend to focus on pointing out the contradictions and moral quandaries, not the best way to read it the first time if you want to appreciate it as literature, IMHO. Like reading too many reviews beforehand can spoil a movie. There are plenty of examples of jaw-dropping barbarity in the Bible, but it's not through-and-through.
Fun fact: The Song of Solomon/Song of Songs does not mention God once.
Ya got to read between the lines. He was singing about his penis and their exploits. If that's not a god I don't know what one is.
I don't have an anger problem, I have an idiot problem.