rhino 0 #1 December 6, 2002 I have been reading Genesis... Very interesting stuff..... Rhino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #2 December 6, 2002 psu psu psuedio!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #4 December 6, 2002 I cant wlak Icant dance only thing about me is my hand in my pants( how does that song go?)My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #6 December 6, 2002 i knew I didnt spell it (psuedio) correctly. now you get the joke? haha now that i hijakced the thread...care to explain why its interesting? everytime i try to read the bibble my hands start burning and my headaches...My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #7 December 6, 2002 Don't tell us your horns start twitching as well When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #8 December 6, 2002 I am reading what is called the Living Bible.. It is like the bible in plain english.. I have never read it so I am going from the front to the back.. Extremely interesting.. Rainbows... God's covenant "promise" to us not to wipe us off the earth with "water" again.. We are all decendants of Noah. Before the flood it was normal for people to live 900 years. After God said we couldn't live more than 120 years. Eve ate the apple first.. The surpent "snake" told her she wouldn't get us in trouble. She did it anyways and brought it to Adam for a taste. Adam took a bite.. So woman have been getting us in hot water since the beginning of human life.. lol Just some nuggets...... Rhino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #9 December 6, 2002 Rhino, thats really cool that you're reading the Bible. Peace be with you. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #10 December 6, 2002 Thanks I am starting to understand things I never knew.. Like where all the different languages came from... Rhino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoby 0 #11 December 6, 2002 Isaac Asimov wrote a pretty interesting book on Genesis and how it weaves together the creation myths of several previous religions. It explains why a lot of stuff seems contradictory in the orginal text. It's worth checking out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 4 #12 December 6, 2002 tower of babel Keep in mind when reading, it's not really a history book. It's some history, a little religion, lots of metaphors, some stories, and a little of the translation's slant.it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rgoper 0 #13 December 6, 2002 QuoteI have been reading Genesis... this is interesting reading. but if you want to read (in my opinion) one of the most profound, and provacative books, go to revelations. i've read the book of revelations at least 7 times, and it trips me out every time, it's like reading it for the first time, every time. the 7 seals is most intriguing. and bear in mind, this phrophet is seeing a virtual slide show from god, and writing down his recounts of the "vision" i wonder how the book would read, if let's say O. Henry wrote it? yeah, i know, he couldn't have...he wasn't born yet, but it would have been kewel to see how he would've translated it.--Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #14 December 6, 2002 I'll get there.. I want to read it from the front to back first to get the groundwork... Rhino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #15 December 6, 2002 Quote I'll get there.. I want to read it from the front to back first to get the groundwork... Rhino Don't see the movie, it ruins the ending of the book. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Schroeder 0 #16 December 6, 2002 Genisis, and Revelations. 2 of my Favs. It's like cutting to the best parts in a movie. Revelations is some scary shiat btw. I like the Genisis part, where it says that god gave the people and the animals the fruit on the trees to eat. When ever some one tells me that it says in genisis that god gave us the animals to eat, and do what we want with, I always referrer them to that. Genesis 1:28, God says: "Have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth." Immediately after, in Genesis 1:29, God states: "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 4 #17 December 6, 2002 Umm... you don't use that as an arguement for not eating animals, do you?it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #18 December 6, 2002 "'Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves. " Leviticus 24:44 So...how 'bout them Canadians? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #19 December 6, 2002 The Gospels contain one of the earliest references to PMS: "...And Mary rode Joseph's ass all the way to Bethlehem." Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #20 December 6, 2002 I like the part near the end were the bear finally finds the honey he was searching for...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Schroeder 0 #21 December 6, 2002 wildblue: no of course not, only in response to those who say that in the bible we're given the go-ahead. I'm not particularily religious myself, and am at noooo shortage of other reasons Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 4 #22 December 6, 2002 Quote no of course not, only in response to those who say that in the bible we're given the go-ahead. Ah... but we are - you have to take the Bible as a whole, not parts that pertain to what you're trying to say. Later on in Genesis: Genesis 9:1-3 says: "Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. The fear and dread of you will fall upon all of the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air, upon every creature that moves along the ground, and upon all the fish of the sea; they are given into your hands. Everything that lives and moves will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, now I give you everything." it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #23 December 6, 2002 Dammitt!!! Nobody even bit on my hijacking attempt!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chivo 0 #24 December 6, 2002 QuoteIsaac Asimov wrote a pretty interesting book on Genesis and how it weaves together the creation myths of several previous religions. It explains why a lot of stuff seems contradictory in the orginal text. It's worth checking out. I'm a fan of Asimov's foundation/robot series. What's the name of this book? ~Chivo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoby 0 #25 December 6, 2002 QuoteQuoteIsaac Asimov wrote a pretty interesting book on Genesis and how it weaves together the creation myths of several previous religions. It explains why a lot of stuff seems contradictory in the orginal text. It's worth checking out. I'm a fan of Asimov's foundation/robot series. What's the name of this book? I think it was called In The Beginning. He also wrote an etymology called Words in Genesis, and two Guides to the Bible (Old and New Testaments). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
