RE: Why do so many of you quote the bible and do nothing what says in it
March 11, 2013 at 5:47 pm
jstrodel Wrote:Do you own any Bible commentaries? Do you know what the word exegesis means? Do you know who Bruce Metzger or FF Bruce are, or why Westminister Theological Seminary split from Princeton theological seminary? Do you know who Maimonides is? Do you know what the Septuagint is? Have you ever heard of the Masoteric text of the Bible and do you know how it relates to the Dead sea scrolls? Have you ever read through the Bible? How many times? Have you ever done a study of one book of the Bible, perhaps one of those Old Testament books that atheists love to quote that are so difficult and scary with a commentary?
The average atheist evangelist has less understanding of the Bible than a 1st year Bible student. They are quick to ridicule anyone who doesn't know about biology or physics but they fail to hold themselves to the same standard.
I find it hilarious that you think all that is vital to understanding the Bible, when it is nothing more than a variety of circle-jerk interpretations that have absolutely no greater value or verifiable accuracy than a straightforward reading, which seems perfectly acceptable to Christians until you mention something that is contradictory, or reveals the sadism and petty cruelty of the god before which they grovel. Then, all of a sudden, you aren't reading it right and it doesn't mean that can't mean that because God is good haven't you read the bible it says so. Maybe, that Christian will be generous enough to entertain with a complex series of mental gymnastics to show that the Old Testament no longer applies, except where it still does, and when Jesus said that the law would be in effect until the end of time, he didn't really mean you actually have to adhere to it, even when he commands everyone to do just that until heaven and earth are no more.
If you wish to insist that the Bible is non-fiction, that is how I will read it. Non-fiction should be straightforward, direct, and informative. Bloated, turgid prose which requires entire teams of people ages to make sense of, is the sort of shit literary majors get hardons for, and just like literary majors, it serves absolutely no practical purpose.
