Good Bible for Study (Tanakh, tradition, translation, choices, choice)

[Davidium]

Great, I'll set it up then. I'm using the same phpBB software that you use but have a lot less experience with it. Do you think it will be sufficient to set up a separate forum for this and then each discussion (however it is that we want to break it down) can be its own thread?

Yes, it should work for what you are thinking... but you would need to be carefull about how you set up the permissions... If you need help with that, I'm game.

Yours in Faith,

David

[lilithu]

Originally Posted by Davidium

Yes, it should work for what you are thinking... but you would need to be carefull about how you set up the permissions... If you need help with that, I'm game.

OK, it's set up.

http://www.wizdum.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=23

I think I know how to work the permissions but what should they be? Do we want this to be something that no one else can see unless they are participating? Or should it be open. Or something in between. I can see advantages and disadvantages to both and bow to your experience on such matters.

Also, how often should we "meet"? Once a week? How should we break it down? I am going to have dig out Buehrens' book to see what he suggests. But I don't want this study group to be just "the bible according to John Buehrens." He's great but he has his own biases.

On a related note, I am also setting up a forum for discussing books by UUs and other religious liberals. Rabbi Lerner asked us to buy his book, "The Left Hand of God," and read it and discuss it. He didn't say where the proceeds would go, but hey, I figure it's worth doing anyway. Anyway, that's the first book that will be up for discussion, if anyone is interested.

http://www.wizdum.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=25

[Chattan]

In regards to the Bible study, I like the idea of doing the major books that most affect us as humans and Unitarians. Also, we should discuss their historical, scientific and metaphorical aspects. So, we would study the two Genesis stories as they pertain to creation, the stories of Adam/Eve and as they pertain to human evil and concepts such as sin, the stories of the Exodus and how it pertains to human slavery and personal slavery.

I would want to talk about Daniel was not prophetic because it was written after the fact and how Isiah had nothing to do with Jesus. The New Testament would be very important and we should talk about the two very different and irrconcible birth stories. We should talk about how these stories are very powerful and important but that we need to look at them objectively to pull that wisom out.

That is my idea for a study. I don't want to work through the entire book right now but focus on the major books that affect us the most. Let me know what you think.

Yours in Reason,

Joe

[lilithu]

Originally Posted by Chattan

In regards to the Bible study, I like the idea of doing the major books that most affect us as humans and Unitarians. Also, we should discuss their historical, scientific and metaphorical aspects. So, we would study the two Genesis stories as they pertain to creation, the stories of Adam/Eve and as they pertain to human evil and concepts such as sin, the stories of the Exodus and how it pertains to human slavery and personal slavery.

I would want to talk about Daniel was not prophetic because it was written after the fact and how Isiah had nothing to do with Jesus. The New Testament would be very important and we should talk about the two very different and irrconcible birth stories. We should talk about how these stories are very powerful and important but that we need to look at them objectively to pull that wisom out.

That is my idea for a study. I don't want to work through the entire book right now but focus on the major books that affect us the most. Let me know what you think.

Yours in Reason,

Joe

So you want to go story by story as opposed to book by book. I'm down with that. David, what do you think?

[Bangbang]

I recommend going to Barnes and Nobles or Borders Bookstores and brouse the Bibles and study aides to find what you like. I find that some are biased towards certain branches of christianity. I like the ones that give critics and reviews of bible books and passages. I recommend a good bible dictionary too. Strongs publications are good.