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bible, genesis, translations
Wish I had an alien Bible
02.13.08 | Permalink | 3 CommentsWill Shetterly is starting up his cool translation of Genesis again, and it has me thinking about what my ideal Bible translation would be like.
I’d like a Bible that preserves the unique character of a collection of literature written in a number of ancient cultures that are now alien to us. I […] -
bible, bible-translations, contemporary-worship, emergent-church, google-notebook, israel, seven-wonders-of-the-world, spiritual-gifts, wal-mart
Scribe Jamboree: 10/20/2006
Bunches of lots of good reads this week from our blog pals at The Daily Scribe:
A controversial new bible translation cuts out the needlessly controversial parts of the gospels—like giving all your money to the poor. If Christians don’t use it, it ain’t there no more. (Subversive Influence)
Yet Another UU asks, “What if […] -
afterlife, bible, ministry, protest
Friday Scribbler: 2006/08/18
Stuff you should check out from some of my fellow Daily Scribblers:
A People So Bold! reminds us why Garrison Keillor likes to pick on Unitarians. He also goes off on this-little-light-of-mine romanticism masquerading as ministry.
A Pagan Sojourn fills us in on the Heathen (Norse pagan) afterlife—Wyrd, Ragnarok, Hel, and much more.
Lo-Fi […] -
bible, reading
When the Bible changed for me
06.19.06 | Permalink | 3 CommentsMoment one: When I quit reading it by the verse and started to read it by the chapter.
Moment two: When I quit reading it by the chapter and started to read it by the book.
Moment three: When I quit reading it by the book and started to let the books be in conversation with one […] -
bible, canon, heresy, orthodoxy, philosophy, scripture, theology
Salvos against Christian orthodoxy
06.02.06 | Permalink | 2 CommentsIn a discussion at Eclectic Itchings, I'm reminded of my own journey away from Christian orthodoxy some years ago. No one of the thoughts listed below convinced me on its own, but taken together I found them compelling.
What I would like to see the Emerging Church do is to deeply engage questions like […] -
bible, genesis, slate.com
Rape, circumcision, massacre
Slate.com editor David Plotz is blogging the Bible. A “lax but well-educated Jew,” Plotz is reading Genesis himself for the first time, without the filter of rabbis or commentary. No more watered down Sunday School versions for him. He starts with the rape of Jacob’s daughter and the resulting massacre of a town by his […]
