Have you read the Bible?

[Griffin]

Actually I have read the bible Three times over.

On a side note variations of the bible abound all over. King James, The Living Bible, New World Translation. So I am not sure how reading the bible will help you learn about english. Each one translates words differently some have complete texts removed. But hey I think it is a valuable resource. Lot of good principles that can apply to our lives today.

Edited November 18, 2003 by Griffin

[Aragorn]

huh? Your teachers tell you if you want to learn english correctly - you should learn the bible?? Your teachers are just a bunch of thumpers! For one - pretty sure that the use of the bible in public school would, even if for some type of english classs would be walking a fine line on the separation of church and state issue.

I know for sure if my kids brought home a bible as a text book - I would be bringing it to someones attention!

If looking for examples of the proper use of english, etc.. - the bible sure and the hell would not be on my top 100.

He said read, not learn.

[semifamous]

He dies in the end you know, pretty boring ending

You mean you missed the surprise ending where the dead guy COMES BACK TO LIFE?!?! That's the whole point of the story!

You should re-read it. Great ending. Way better than The Matrix series.

[eXclusive]

never even hold a bible in my hand .. never :ninja:

[lostspyder]

i only read non-fiction :laugh:

[macster]

i read it like a story book. Some consider it a great work of literature

I say its a pretty good read and u dont need to be a christian to have one

I wonder why some ppl here seen to hate it???

[BananaMan's Girl]

I learned something awhile time ago. Never say never.

Anyway, I'm in the process of finishing up the New Testimant in the New Living Translation on my palm. Much lighter to carry around, and fun to sit in bed with the palm glow whilst reading.

[aem4162]

I used to have to read it when I had to go to vbs and church when I was a kid. I decided it was bull**** because it contradicted the science books I was reading.

If ya wanna learn English, just start reading. Read anything that interests you. Get a dictionary to go with your books and look up stuff that you don't understand.

[Southern Patriot]

I used to have to read it when I had to go to vbs and church when I was a kid.  I decided it was bull**** because it contradicted the science books I was reading.

So, you figure that something that has been believed for thousands of years is BS because of something that has only been THEORY for the last 200 or so years?? Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.

[Zaic]

i supposed to be cristian :p and i even dont have bible in my shelf oh well and i`ve never been in church

oh well im going straight to hell :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil:

[unimatrixzer0]

Do they mention dinosaurs in the Bible? Since in the Bible doesn't it say that Adam and Eve were the first life he created? So where do the Dinosaurs fit in this? There bones came from somewhere. Then I think theres another religion out there that says jeebus created the universe in 7 days or something, so how come scientists say its billions of years old? Humans haven't been around that long.

[foonacha]

Think I liked the bit where he said "Blessed are the cheese makers" best :whistle:

[macf13nd]

i only read the NT, its far easier.

Also, it don't have the books that are full of bull$hit.

Example:

And he was Ham the son of Belshazza, who begat Abel, the brother of Werbel, who begat Sham and Blam, the sisters of Terwet, whose dog came to be known as Rover

Silly old testament lol :laugh:

[grimreaper]

bible? ohhh that best selling science fiction novel of all time. no i never really read it. maybe just skimed thru a few pages.

[aem4162]

I used to have to read it when I had to go to vbs and church when I was a kid.? I decided it was bull**** because it contradicted the science books I was reading.

So, you figure that something that has been believed for thousands of years is BS because of something that has only been THEORY for the last 200 or so years?? Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.

Hardy...being taught that the Earth is only 7000 or so years old made me suspicious. Asking why fossils date back MILLIONS of years resulted in having the teacher tell me that god put the fossils there so that we could find them only confirmed my belief that the bible had a high bs factor. I also couldn't agree with them teaching us that humans aren't descended from apes when there is evidence to contradict that. You take the bible as gospel (pun intended) but for all we know it was written by a bunch of guys sitting around a table drinking beer and making stuff up as they went along.

If you're blind enough to believe the bible, FINE...I'm not.

[semifamous]

Do they mention dinosaurs in the Bible? Since in the Bible doesn't it say that Adam and Eve were the first life he created? So where do the Dinosaurs fit in this? There bones came from somewhere. Then I think theres another religion out there that says jeebus created the universe in 7 days or something, so how come scientists say its billions of years old? Humans haven't been around that long.

neopwi Find the part in Job about the "behemoth" and tell me what that sounds like...

[EDIT] From Job, Chapter 40:

15"Look now at the behemoth, which I made along with you;

He eats grass like an ox.

16 See now, his strength is in his hips,

And his power is in his stomach muscles.

17 He moves his tail like a cedar;

The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.

18 His bones are like beams of bronze,

His ribs like bars of iron.

19 He is the first of the ways of God;

Only He who made him can bring near His sword.

20 Surely the mountains yield food for him,

And all the beasts of the field play there.

21 He lies under the lotus trees,

In a covert of reeds and marsh.

22 The lotus trees cover him with their shade;

The willows by the brook surround him.

23 Indeed the river may rage,

Yet he is not disturbed;

He is confident, though the Jordan gushes into his mouth,

24 Though he takes it in his eyes,

Or one pierces his nose with a snare.

[/EDIT]

Edited November 18, 2003 by semifamous

[threetonesun]

The point of reading the Bible is that probably 50% of modern English literature references it in someway or another. People learn how to read plot and character through their cultural backgrounds. For most Western readers, that background comes from a)the Bible, and b) fairy tales. So, if you had no understanding of either of those two things, reading most books would have very little significance to you.

There's a whole line of literary studies which focuses entirely on biblical references and Jesus imagery in literature.

[xWeston]

The bible was first writen in various languages, Aramaic, Hebrew. Then compiled in Greek, then translated into Latin, from which most modern language translations come from....

Im not a bible scholar, so I might be wrong in the exact order, but what is for sure is that its a translation of a translation of a translation.......

What I suspect here is that english teaching is being done mostly by American missionaries over there, with the agenda of then inserting the Bible...

neopwi This is actually somewhat incorrect.

It was once translated into Latin, but the only recent translation that I know of that was done from the latin are the King James/New King James version.

NIV, etc, are taken from the greek/hebrew.

[unimatrixzer0]

neopwi Find the part in Job about the "behemoth" and tell me what that sounds like...

[EDIT]  From Job, Chapter 40:

        15"Look now at the behemoth, which I made along with you;

        He eats grass like an ox.

        16 See now, his strength is in his hips,

        And his power is in his stomach muscles.

        17 He moves his tail like a cedar;

        The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.

        18 His bones are like beams of bronze,

        His ribs like bars of iron.

        19 He is the first of the ways of God;

        Only He who made him can bring near His sword.

        20 Surely the mountains yield food for him,

        And all the beasts of the field play there.

        21 He lies under the lotus trees,

        In a covert of reeds and marsh.

        22 The lotus trees cover him with their shade;

        The willows by the brook surround him.

        23 Indeed the river may rage,

        Yet he is not disturbed;

        He is confident, though the Jordan gushes into his mouth,

        24 Though he takes it in his eyes,

        Or one pierces his nose with a snare.

[/EDIT]

neopwi lol, thats like reading shakespeare which I can't

Edit: how the shizzle did "neopwi" get added to my message :huh:

[qdave]

i never read bible...it is very boring and dificult to read realy.

[macf13nd]

lol, thats like reading shakespeare which I can't

Edit: how the shizzle did "neopwi" get added to my message :huh:

neopwi agreed: get enough of this sorta language at school, don't need to come here to find it too. lol!

:no:

[+primortal Subscriber²]

nope, too boring for fiction.

[YaZoR]

Bible? You mean the Book of contradictions and bullsh!t? ah yes. Worst fiction/fairy tale, ever!

Adam and Eve had 2 sons. WOOT! Incest!

[ht990332]

My bibles include books on Network Security and TCP-IP....Here you get the facts....

TCP-IP was born in paradise 4000 years ago , TCP met IP and they took a byte of the forbidden data packet......Then they were cast to live in a Ethernet 10 Mbps infrastucture...ect etc

LOLOL

Gave me a good laugh that one

Cheers

The funniest thing I've heard in a while. I'll be laughing at this for the next couple of hours.

How the shizzle did "neopwi" get added to my message

It was added to my messsage too.

Edited November 18, 2003 by ht990332

[Beastage]

Everyone should the read the bible its more than religious book , its also a very solid and descriptive history lesson

Dont forget that the bible (ignoring some of the more religious tales) covers about 3000 years of Human history

I'm not religious (am Jewish) but I read it and I liked reading it and there are very mysterious tales in it : The Nephilim , The entire book of Exodus - dont forget the ten commandments , the western moral and justice system is based on them , The rise and fall of the Ashurian Epmire , the Babylonian Empire and the Persian Empire all to way to the Greek Empire.

Very good book for non religious people I think

Edited November 18, 2003 by Beast_4thHM