where is the original bible? Who was it REALLY written by? Ya'll keep refering me to the bible, IS this your ONLY response?
2006-09-29 04:52:44 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Seriously, is Marxist stuff the best you can come up with? Opiate of the masses? Or agent for change? A lot of activism is based on Christianity. Get yourself a coffee and a donut and actually read what people write.
2006-09-29 04:56:49 · answer #1 · answered by Love Shepherd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a reasonable question. I think the Old testament was written by Jews who were well known for taking down historical things in great detail. They are great historians. I believe the New testament was written by the disciples of Christ, which explains why there is variation in the 4 major gospels. You put 4 people in the same room on opposite sides of each other and each with have a different view of the goings on. One may catch something the other missed. The rest of the NT was written letters to churches at the time being visited by the disciples. Revelations was penned by John as it was given him in a vision from God.
Take it for what you will Jibba, that is the best way I can explain it to ya. Love ya though...you ask some tough questions sometimes.
2006-09-29 12:00:17 · answer #2 · answered by mortgagegirl101 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the bible was probably just another great novel, an entertaining story written by an author with a grand imagination. I have read it cover to cover more than once..good read, but hardly believable. I could no more believe in Harry Potter.
2006-09-29 12:08:37 · answer #3 · answered by Ash 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Naa it's more of a mix between very easily caught moral and some action thrown in to keep the interest up. Just like any Children's TV show.
Most people grow up to decent people anyway.
2006-09-29 12:33:21 · answer #4 · answered by johanna m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A male dominated society wrote the bible to control the lower class. Men went house to house sharing the word for food and lodge. Is it really that trustworthy???
2006-09-29 11:56:03 · answer #5 · answered by dsheppard65 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
where else would we know that hating each other was a sin?
or killing each other and eating each other isn't good?
or lying to each other is wrong?
and on and on
and also some1 didn't just sit around and say oh well i think this might be bad so we will write a book about it, u can't be that stupid to think that u know right from wrong just by chance and when u do something wrong that u have a conscience by chance, thats Gods way of telling u have done something wrong
2006-09-29 11:59:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you believe a lie and call it truth?
The bible was never to keep people in "line." Look at the NAZIS; they burned more bibles than you can count to keep people in "line."
2006-09-29 11:58:22 · answer #7 · answered by Investigation Specialist 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible was inspired by God, if you can't accept that, which obviously you haven't, then I feel very sorry for you. I will pray for you.
2006-09-29 11:56:36 · answer #8 · answered by exodus64_1996 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you read the Bible before you criticize it. How can you criticize a book before reading it?
2006-09-29 11:57:36 · answer #9 · answered by Damian 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it was, it didn't work.. right or wrong, it has and is indirectly responsible for many of the Worlds deadly conflicts.
2006-09-29 12:00:07 · answer #10 · answered by Flowman™ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋