(December 17, 2008 at 2:16 pm)leo-rcc Wrote: This is from the preface of the SAB:Brill! Thanks.
Quote:Millions of such Bibles are published and distributed each year by believers in their tireless and tiresome effort to propagate their beliefs. Consequently, nearly everyone, whether believer or skeptic, has at least one copy in his or her possession. Among these Bibles will be found many different versions, but all have one thing in common: all are believer-friendly editions that support, promote, and defend the Bible.
The Skeptic's Annotated Bible attempts to remedy this imbalance. It includes the entire text of the King James Version of the Bible, but without the pro-Bible propaganda. Instead, passages are highlighted that are an embarrassment to the Bible-believer, and the parts of the Bible that are never read in any Church, Bible study group, or Sunday School class are emphasized. For it is these passages that test the claims of the Bible-believer. The contradictions and false prophecies show that the Bible is not inerrant; the cruelties, injustices, and insults to women, that it is neither good nor just.
That is exactly the sort of thing I was looking for on SAB. Some sort of preface or disclaimer. I couldn't find one though. Maybe I will now that I know its there! I'll keep looking if I have trouble finding it still. Now I know its there and I'm not wasting my time looking!
Thanks.
Evf.