How are the Bible and the communist manifesto similar??

Answer 1

Wow, what a comparison. Um. Well, for starters, they both offer hope to the old, poor and sickly. That was the primary cause for Christianity's widespread popularity back then. Pagans were willing to drop their old drolling religions that only offered eternal life and power to the rich and famous, the bourgeois , in exchange for Christianity which (at least back then) offered hope for the little guys, the proletariat. Obviously, as with any establishment, the Christian church gained too much power and became the very bourgeois it is supposed to be against.

This is analogous with many other periods in history and Communism is one example. Communism offers protection for workers and their welfare, though it often times this is a concept that continually backfires. Both Christianity and Communism look good on paper but once you apply the human element, and consequently the chance for corruption to fester, it is almost always disasterous. That's why, if anything, these ideas work best in more smaller localized settings. Single churches in towns and, especially, cities do so much for the surrounding community. Communism, as I assume, is just as more easily applicable to localized communes and "gated communities."

Answer 2

No. but it is an important book that influenced several political thinkers throughout history. And in case you wonder, even Christians have been influenced by it. If you think the Communist Manifesto is so evil, go and actually read the book as well as study the historical context under which it was written.

Answer 3

I don't know about the entire Bible, but the second book of Acts describes the lives of the early Christians and how they gave up all of their possessions, shared everything amongst each other and lived a life of collectivism. That's a lot like what the Communist Manifesto predicts would come after socialism abolished class society and the "end of history."

Answer 4

I totally agree with the others who have said they are very similar in terms of sharing possessions and freeing the oppressed, mainly in the New Testament I wou;d say. There is also a similarity in terms of a group of people uniting to fight against something much stronger and more powerful than themselves (before Christianity was made the official religion of the Roman Empire they were persecuted). However, I think there is a difference in the understanding of 'power'. Marx's emphasis was on financial power/workforce power etc., as far as I know, whereas the emphasis in the New Testament is on the 'Kingdom of Heaven' on earth, which covers forgiveness and healing rather than money and possessions alone.

Answer 5

All doctrines are similar in that they are only there to control people's thinking. I sum it up with,

Idealogically, the communist manifesto is to enable all men to be equal in the eyes of God.

In practice, impossible

Answer 6

I see absolutely no connetion whatsoever between God's Holy Word and some man made manifesto for utopia. But, I'm sure you'll succeed in stirring up the pot on this one.

Answer 7

They are not. the manifesto allows for only the government to own and control. The Bible trust in man.

Answer 8

GREAT QUESTION, I believe the only true common thread was in the sharing of the necessities among the workers.although I really can't find any substancial moral connectiom between the two!

Answer 9

Is like trying to compare apples and oranges. Both have a purpose of "indoctrination" however, one is written by God and His influence for the good of humanity while the other is written by a human being for his own political ambitions.

Answer 10

Bible somewhat teaches that man must live meekly for others.

Manifesto states that man must live meekly for the Government.