The Bible

Published on June 24, 2005 By ----- In Religion

Well, I've finished reading the bible and making notes...but some things interest me, why are there missing parts, where it talks about jesus, then just stops...(like when it goes from him being about 12, to about 21ish... where did all that time go) There are other parts missing, i have heard that early in the 11th century (give or take) the catholic church acquiered manuscripts that contained the writings of the bible, which they then used to alter (e.g. taking out parts, adding others in) the bible to their fitting.... Is the bible to be taken literally or figuratively...the bible does use metaphors and symbolic language due to not having words for certain things...readin towards the end of i noticed that when it predicted events that led up to the "end-times" , strangely enough, some of these things are happening currently...hmmm.....maybe we are an experiment...perhaps there is no god and that we are alone.......................what do you think?

Comments

messybuu

on Jun 25, 2005

I should be doing other things right now, but I want to give my two cents, so here it goes:

The Bible does not tell of Jesus' life between 12 and 21ish probably because it wasn't that important to us. It's like how the Bible does not mention the names of Adam and Eve's other children besides, Cain, Abel, and Seth, nor does it mention the exact number of children they had.

The manuscripts we have of the Bible are much older than the 11th century. Unless our Bibles differ significantly with the manuscripts, it's mostly anti-Christian propaganda. And the "lost books" of the Bible weren't lost, they were simply forgeries, fake, and not written by the men the books claim to have been written by.

There are different parts of the Bible: historical parts, parables, poetry, prophecies, and proverbs. I'd take the historical parts literally, and everything else figuratively.

Although I'm a Christian, if I didn't believe in God, I would be a solipsist. My Christianity is based on the assumption that everything outside my own senses is real, while my solipsist doubts are based on the opposite assumption.

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