I saw a show on the Discovery channel in which several scholars were interpreting a certain passage from the bible (I forget which one) and saying that the story was all metaphor of what was happening at that time in society (concerning politics and economics). They made some very clear points which seem incredibly plausible, almost impossible to dismiss.
How much of the bible was written to represent, in biblical terms, what was going on in society at the time it was written?
Please, just factual answers. Don't preach.
2007-01-23 10:29:05 · 6 answers · asked by Teaim 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Bible is a mixture, marvelous by my view, of myth, poetry, history, metaphor, parable, and a fair amount of allegory.
In the Old Testament, the "real" psalms of David are probably live, some of the Proverbs of Solomon, the prophets - if one accepts the fact that Isaiah is probably 3 sections and that later editors would add a verse here or there. Most likely the Pauline letters although 2 Corinthians is really 3 since we've lost 2. Revelation is the big shark in the pond, consuming far more speculation and hostility than the rest combined. It is historically based for a pure allegory would hold little meaning over the span of 2 millenia.
2007-01-23 10:42:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Several prophets stated from the beginning to take the writings as metaphor. The church decided which "books" to put in the bible all the way up until 1611 when they settled on the "King James Version." After they started figuring out that the earth was NOT the center of the universe and the planets did NOT revolve around the earth as stated in the bible at the time.
The books were written by an opressed people searching and hoping for a savior. They found one in the "figurative" son of God... Jesus.
Sorry if that sounded preachy
2007-01-23 10:54:04 · answer #2 · answered by Scott M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have fallen for anti-Catholic propaganda. The Catholic Church on no account banned the Bible from human beings. The Catholic Church did no longer have issues translating the Bible to undemanding languages - that they had problems with translations that have been undesirable and contained heresy. whilst translating the Bible, human beings have been waiting to slip of their very own bias and heresy - it particularly is the subject the Catholic Church had. As for the Bible - this is the inerrant observe of God, written by ability of adult males inspired by ability of the Holy Spirit. because of the fact the Bible is an inanimate merchandise it can not be "infallible" (no longer able to instruct blunders). this is inerrant - each and every thing asserted as authentic interior the Bible is declared by ability of the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit does not lie or make blunders. The undertaking is presented in determining what the Holy Spirit is affirming as authentic - that's why sola scriptura is this type of unfavourable doctrine. with out the magisterium (coaching authority of the church) and Sacred custom, we can't be beneficial we could precise understand the bible. i admire the occasion Mark Shea provides in his article "what's Sacred custom". The Bible is adequate - yet there's a difference between fabric sufficiency and formal sufficiency. "what's the version between fabric and formal sufficiency? this is the version between having a huge adequate pile of bricks to construct a house and having a house of bricks. Catholic coaching says written Sacred custom (time-commemorated as Scripture) is materially adequate: all the bricks had to construct its doctrines are there in Scripture. yet because of the fact some issues in Scripture are implicit extremely than specific, different stuff as properly Scripture has been surpassed down from the apostles. This different stuff is unwritten Sacred custom (that's the mortar that holds the bricks of the written custom at the same time interior the appropriate order and place) and the Magisterium or coaching authority of the Church (that's the trowel interior the hand of the grasp Builder). Taken at the same time, those 3 issues are formally adequate for understanding the printed reality of God."
2016-11-01 02:51:22 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot had to do with the times it was written in, like slavery...it was condoned then (not commanded) because people needed to eat and if you werent wealthy, you starved to death. Paul wrote that women should keep silent in church because women used to talk and gossip and joke around all the time... Now because it was the situation at the time, doesnt mean it shouldnt be adhered to now... women (and men) should still keep quiet in church. God did not condemn slavery but demanded slaves be treated well. IF someone was to have a slave today and they were treated well, there would be nothing wrong with it.
2007-01-23 10:39:27 · answer #4 · answered by impossble_dream 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe it can be shown that what is in the Bible applied for that time, as well as even now. It wasn't written for just one time period.
2007-01-23 10:34:27 · answer #5 · answered by RB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the media hates christains. you're actually going to listen to them?
2007-01-23 10:35:38 · answer #6 · answered by #2 DB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋