Theology

[Eva]

It's not so black and white, man. There are many Christians that believe that the Bible was written by man, and therefore, many things could have been misinterpreted.

The Bible is written by man... or men, if you will. That's a fact.

Do some fundamentalist Christians believe the book was written by God himself and sent to us humans on a descending cloud or something...?

[TheLoneSpoon]

It's not so black and white, man. There are many Christians that believe that the Bible was written by man, and therefore, many things could have been misinterpreted.

The Bible is written by man... or men, if you will. That's a fact.

Do some fundamentalist Christians believe the book was written by God himself and sent to us humans on a descending cloud or something...?

It's believed that the Bible is divinely inspired.

[Sabby]

I think the most common belief (aside from being written by men) is that the contents were relayed to human writers by God directly, which allows them to maintain that it is the holy word from the big man himself, but also allows them to reconcile anything that sounds wrong as human error.

[Vickers]

I think the most common belief (aside from being written by men) is that the contents were relayed to human writers by God directly, which allows them to maintain that it is the holy word from the big man himself, but also allows them to reconcile anything that sounds wrong as human error.

Yup.

[Eva]

Well, historically speaking, the collection of material that ended up as the book we call the Bible, was the result of Constantine The Great in need of a single piece of work, to unite all the various nations and cultures within the Roman Empire under one belief system and when these events transpired, Christianity was the 'new black'.

The Bible is essentially a commissioned piece of work, a huge fabric of various belief systems and anecdotes as well as a lot of material left out for political reasons. Divinely inspired or not...

[Sabby]

Exactly as God planned.

[Cvalda]

Here's a fun article(s) on the subject:
http://www.rotten.com/library/religion/bible/historical-construction/

[TheLoneSpoon]

Well, historically speaking, the collection of material that ended up as the book we call the Bible, was the result of Constantine The Great in need of a single piece of work, to unite all the various nations and cultures within the Roman Empire under one belief system and when these events transpired, Christianity was the 'new black'.

The Bible is essentially a commissioned piece of work, a huge fabric of various belief systems and anecdotes as well as a lot of material left out for political reasons. Divinely inspired or not...

If he's so great why isn't there cartoons based off of him

huh

HUH

[Cal427eb]

Well, historically speaking, the collection of material that ended up as the book we call the Bible, was the result of Constantine The Great in need of a single piece of work, to unite all the various nations and cultures within the Roman Empire under one belief system and when these events transpired, Christianity was the 'new black'.

The Bible is essentially a commissioned piece of work, a huge fabric of various belief systems and anecdotes as well as a lot of material left out for political reasons. Divinely inspired or not...

If he's so great why isn't there cartoons based off of him

huh

HUH

the f**k u say

[TheLoneSpoon]

maaaaan f**k veggie tales

[Cal427eb]

ight thats it

[TheLoneSpoon]

ight thats it

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[Cal427eb]

ight thats it

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Death Note spoilers

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Except he wasn't

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[maledoro]

I've been told the Bible is very contradictory to itself, in certain areas. How does one reconcile this as you read it?

Short answer: choose the parts that benefit you better.

One explanation is that we try to interpret scripture from our current world view, and not as a record from different periods of time from writers who were not in collaboration with one another.

So, basing your current world view on the world view from the Bronze Age instead of adapting to a current one?

There are many passages inside as a reference for encouragement and peace.

As there are for violence and intolerance. Encouragement and peace can come from other places if not from within.

[TheLoneSpoon]

ight thats it

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Death Note spoilers

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Except he wasn't

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srry 4 spoiling an anime thats been over since 2007

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