Looking at the history of what we now have as the Bible it certainly would take a huge leap of faith (one word for it) to believe that every word there, and not one more or less, belongs in it. There are so many hands on it, so much translation, and so much politics involved that it seems pointless to argue, of what we have, what should and shouldn't go where, and what the source was. So much was destroyed at the time it makes one weep.
The Jehova's Witnesses that come to my door and try to explain to me why every single word makes sense just make me want to cry - they twist themselves into logical pretzels with almost no effort. Just get them started on the slaughter, rape, and pillage of the Canaanites to see what I mean. What do people who "Know" the bible, or related texts, know? They know those texts - all the work of Man.
It is entirely possible to be a devoted follower of Christ and recognize very little of what is found in the "Christian" Bible.
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Date: 2007-02-26 08:29 pm (UTC)The Jehova's Witnesses that come to my door and try to explain to me why every single word makes sense just make me want to cry - they twist themselves into logical pretzels with almost no effort. Just get them started on the slaughter, rape, and pillage of the Canaanites to see what I mean. What do people who "Know" the bible, or related texts, know? They know those texts - all the work of Man.
It is entirely possible to be a devoted follower of Christ and recognize very little of what is found in the "Christian" Bible.