2007-09-12 14:27:14 · 11 answers · asked by D Uncle 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A human being using their natural talent to respond to a muse. I think that describes every book ever written.
2007-09-12 14:32:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How is it that you attack the Bible by demonstrating problems with what the Catholic Church says instead of what the Bible says? How is it that you leap to the ridiculous conclusion that the Catholic Church speaks for all Christians? How is it that you can ignore several hundred years of world history like that? How is it that you can expect any Christians to take such a bigoted piece of ranting seriously? The Bible is the true, inerrant word of God. A Catholic priest once identified 95 things that the Catholic Church had wrong in its teachings according to the Bible. His name was Martin Luther. You didn't even come close to as many, and you blamed all of Christianity for the teachings of Catholics. Removing the passages that offend you so much does not change what the Bible itself teaches us. And, so, you leap to the conclusion that the Bible, which has never been proven wrong is in fact errant (without any supporting information) because a website shows that the Catholic Church does not believe the Bible (which surprises almost no Christians at all). Logic does not appear to be your strong suit. Truth does not appear to be so either. Can you offer a citation that shows that "the resurrection verses in today's Gospels of Mark are universally acknowledged as forgeries"? I don't think you can find such an authoritative source. You might find sources that indicate that certain verses don't exist in certain manuscripts. But, the absence of certain verses from the oldest manuscripts, for instance, may be due to loss and destruction rather than forgery. My first high school history book had pages missing, but it was no forgery. Forgery is a very strong charge not easily proven.
2016-05-18 01:48:43 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In those days the practice of pseudopigraphy (attributing a piece of writing to some famous person) was common. So I don't think Moby Dick was really written by Ishmael--just by someone CALLING HIMSELF Ishmael.
2007-09-12 14:35:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you read the book? If it's the inerrant word of god, god has a lot of interest in the use of whales, as he just goes on and on and on.........
2007-09-12 14:38:35 · answer #4 · answered by punch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dunno, I just think the name Moby Dick is funny, and the idea of a minister giving a sermon based on the book is even funnier.
Pastor: "Now, turn with me to chapter 3, verse 24 of the Book of Moby Dick, where it says..."
Congregation: giggle titter SNERK tee hee...
2007-09-12 14:36:17 · answer #5 · answered by Antique Silver Buttons 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always thought Moby Dick was a STD...
2007-09-12 14:31:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A story about an old man with an axe to grind, driven to the brink of insanity by bloodlust.....
Hey! Wait, that sounds just like the OT kind of wrathful God.
2007-09-12 14:31:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
man vs nature unless your a pantheist there is no god allegory . But feel free to substitute any thing you want for symbolism as long as it's big as whale .Beware of what you want....
2007-09-12 14:32:06 · answer #8 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
herman melville wrote this, not god. it is certainly an allegorical work of fiction, with its own prophecy built in; fedallahs two hearses. one of which is queequegs premature coffin,which becomes ishmaels lifesaver. and biblical parallels. consider ishmael and hagars fate in genesis.another allegorical work of fiction worth reading is steinbecks east of eden.
2007-09-12 15:00:45 · answer #9 · answered by bruce k 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is there any prophecy in it? No? Then no, it's just a good story written by man.
2007-09-12 14:29:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋