Recycling the bible? (Jesus, translation, evolve, Biblical, God)

[SoulTYPE]

How do we not know that the bible wasn't written by a hermit, a nutcase, or a creative writer? Since we are only going by "word of mouth", what would happen if instead of writing the scripts on God and Jesus, the bible's "author" wrote about Death, a cloaked skeleton that roamed the lands? Would the bible say " ....and Death beckoned them, to follow Him to His grounds of death". Now that would be interesting.

There have been many years since the bible "originated". Do you not think it would have lost a lot in translation over time?

Now, I could write pages and pages about demons, or flying Succubus. If I were to do so, and buried it, only to be found centuries later, would it be the same thing? Pass this message through many generations.



I am not on drugs btw, lol.

[SoulTYPE]

Well, I guess someone had feedback on it....

[Lightkeeper]

What comes to mind is that you subsitute God's name with "Death". You could take everything you say about "Death" and apply it to God. Some think death leads to true life. That would be death in the metaphorical and physical sense. Yes, Biblical meanings have changed over the years. As we evolve its meanings evolve. The Bible was written by many people.

[Lightkeeper]

Originally Posted by Deut. 32.8

The phrase 'sophomoric speculation' comes to mind...

And "freshman reply' comes to mind. Instead of criticizing give us your opinion on the topic.

[SoulTYPE]

Meh. I'm used to it.

[SoulTYPE]

Originally Posted by Deut. 32.8

The phrase 'sophomoric speculation' comes to mind...

The phrase "I've been here longer than you, so I am better" also comes into mind.

I may be of "low level" member status, but technically, that status does not necessarily determine the knowledge of the user....

[Mister Emu]

I think it was less of a seniority issue and more of the content of the speculation.

The idea that the Bible was written by one (hermit, creative writer, nutcase) is impossible as parts of the Bible go way back, thousands of years before Christ, and we also have the writings that make up the NT, and they were written by various people.

[Ceridwen018]

How do we not know that the bible wasn't written by a hermit, a nutcase, or a creative writer? Since we are only going by "word of mouth", what would happen if instead of writing the scripts on God and Jesus, the bible's "author" wrote about Death, a cloaked skeleton that roamed the lands? Would the bible say " ....and Death beckoned them, to follow Him to His grounds of death". Now that would be interesting.

It's quite possible.

There have been many years since the bible "originated". Do you not think it would have lost a lot in translation over time?

Yes.

[Mister Emu]

Yes.

Maybe, but I'm pretty sure that the RCC holds alot of the original NT(and if not the original written soon after) if this is so, I'm pretty sure that if a Bible came out that widely went astray from the papers they would bust em out.

[linwood]

Originally Posted by Mister Emu

Maybe, but I'm pretty sure that the RCC holds alot of the original NT(and if not the original written soon after) if this is so, I'm pretty sure that if a Bible came out that widely went astray from the papers they would bust em out.

If they have original texts of the NT they `re keeping it to themselves.

Biblical scholars have never seen an original piece of the NT, they have some very old copies but no originals.

BTW..Where`ve you been Mr.Emu?
I missed ya.