RE: What distinguishes a fantasy book from the bible?
August 1, 2011 at 4:06 am
(This post was last modified: August 1, 2011 at 4:14 am by thebigfudge.)
I don't think the Bible is fantasy. At least not in the same category as fiction.
The Bible is/was a recording of belief and tradition at a time where man did not have anywhere near the knowledge we have today. Genesis was a valid hypothesis to early man. They couldn't come close to understanding where we came from. It is easy in hindsight to say that the bible is pure fiction. Adam and Eve may not have existed But 2/3 thousand years ago it was perfectly plausible and perfectly understandable explanation.
Dismissing it is a work of fantasy is a little Ignorant. Like all literature we have too look at it in context, It is an immensely important book. Beautiful in parts , horrific in others. It is not a work of fantasy but a historical document that records the beliefs and cultures of numerous civilisations throughout history
The Bible is/was a recording of belief and tradition at a time where man did not have anywhere near the knowledge we have today. Genesis was a valid hypothesis to early man. They couldn't come close to understanding where we came from. It is easy in hindsight to say that the bible is pure fiction. Adam and Eve may not have existed But 2/3 thousand years ago it was perfectly plausible and perfectly understandable explanation.
Dismissing it is a work of fantasy is a little Ignorant. Like all literature we have too look at it in context, It is an immensely important book. Beautiful in parts , horrific in others. It is not a work of fantasy but a historical document that records the beliefs and cultures of numerous civilisations throughout history
I used to live in a room full of mirrors; all I could see was me. I take my spirit and I crash my mirrors, now the whole world is here for me to see.
Jimi Hendrix
I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.
Kurt Cobain
Jimi Hendrix
I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.
Kurt Cobain
