The Mature Bible Criticism Thread

[Diogenes The Cynic]

A recent news article came out that I wanted to share with everyone.

http://news.yahoo.com/jerusalem-scholars-trace-bibles-evolution-092932128.html

If all the facts, and assertions in it are true, it would challenge a lot of dogma and deeply held beliefs.

So, this thread is a venue to post whatever on bible beliefs, codes, proofs, documentary hypothesis, or whatever else you want.

Just a few ground rules tho:

Be respectful.

Don't be a douche

When referencing, cite which Bible you're talking about

If you post just because you hate religion, or you have issues, or you're fucking immature, your post will be deleted.


I'll start off with a discovery I made in reading on wikipedia about the Torah, versus the Samaritan Bible show that when they differ, the Samaritan bible was more likely to agree with the Dead Sea Scrolls.

[BonerJoe]

 

[Fred]

My life is completely influenced by the bible.

My question Dio - The guys that decided which books would be included in what later became the King James version of the bible, what do we know about them?

Why is there so little discussion about why they decided on the books to include versus the ones they didn't include.?

[Diogenes The Cynic]

My life is completely influenced by the bible.

My question Dio - The guys that decided which books would be included in what later became the King James version of the bible, what do we know about them?

Why is there so little discussion about why they decided on the books to include versus the ones they didn't include.?

I dunno much about that, I'll admit. There are a few different canonizations in Christendom, but I never read up on it. Its out of my purview.

I assume there was a lot of politics behind the KJV.

[Turd Ferguson]

I assume there was a lot of politics behind the KJV.

Bingo!

Kinda makes the in depth discussion of all of it kinda pointless, doesn't it?

Not being a smart ass about it. Its just a valid point that really cant be ignored. Faith is one thing. Basing belief in a religious system, based on a book that had a lot of politics behind it is quite another.

[Diogenes The Cynic]

I assume there was a lot of politics behind the KJV.

Bingo!

Kinda makes the in depth discussion of all of it kinda pointless, doesn't it?

Not being a smart ass about it. Its just a valid point that really cant be ignored. Faith is one thing. Basing belief in a religious system, based on a book that had a lot of politics behind it is quite another.

Well, that would take care of your view of Protestantism, but what about the other canonizations? You could dismiss each as having been influenced by politics, but unless you know, you don't.

Then again, you could counter that by saying that the politics behind any would be the same because human nature doesn't change.

But, a believer would counter THAT by saying, yes that may be true, but his canonization was divinely inspired, which leaves you back to where you were before.

Plus also, I asserted that there was politics involved, but I am admittedly ignorant about Christianity. Really ignorant.