And then they could update it and publish it again?
And if I'm not able to - can you give me a reason why?
2007-12-09 12:57:30 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The bible in and of itself is not copyrighted so you can add anything you want. Getting any publisher to read it or publish it is another matter. AND getting ANY organized religion to accept it is virtually impossible.
2007-12-09 13:04:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Everyone & their mother is taking Rev 22 out of context -- the book they are referring to is the Book of Revelation NOT the collection of books we know as the bible. The warning is against those adding/taking away from St. John's Book of Revelation not the Bible as a whole.
Nevertheless back to your question -- the canon of the Christian Bible did not fly out of the sky but it was discerned by the early Church in the first 500 years of Christendom -- in fact other books took quite a number of centuries to gain accceptance; such as , the Book of Revelation, the 3rd Letter of John, Hebrews etc...
The way a book made into the canon of the NT was:
1) Was the book written by an apostle or an immediate disciple of an apostle?
2) Did the contents of the book reasonate with the faith of the early Church?
3) Did the major Sees (such as Rome, Antioch, Jerusalem etc.) accept these books as coming from the Apostles?
4) Internal evidence of the book itself?
There were other tests applied by the early Church but these were the most prominent. --
Hence it is impossible for a =new= book to make into the canon as this book would have had to been recognized as apostolic by the early Church -- and as you know there are no other books other than the 27 NT books that were recognized througout Christendom.
Remember the Bible - is God's Words in words of man.
2007-12-09 21:16:41 · answer #2 · answered by contramundi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes but it would not be easy. You could speciallize in translation of ancient languages and, maybe, work on the translation of the Dead Sea scrolls or other ancient documents that involved events from the Bible.
Even more difficult... You might convince religious authorities that you have received communication from Jesus Christ or directly from god. Some religions may be more receptive to this idea than others.
This is a long shot.
2007-12-09 21:04:16 · answer #3 · answered by Gary H 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well...
Long story short, yeah you could, but you'd be the only person using it. Christians believe that the Bible shouldn't be added to or subtracted from (Obviously, Martin Luther didn't get the message :P), and so no denomination I can think of would accept it. Unless, of course, you created your own.
2007-12-09 21:01:50 · answer #4 · answered by d_and_n5000 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you try and see where it takes you to do it or not be able to do it. Please inform us on your task.
People will never get in their heads that the Holy Bible is only for the spiritual at heart and not everyone will be chosen to understand the mysteries of the holy scriptures. That itself is a mystery of God in how he shows his miracles; and only if one believes or want to believe can they see the way of the Lord.
GOD BLESS! AMEN! SHALOM!
2007-12-09 21:34:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Revelations 22:18-19, which is only a few verses from the very end says:
"For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book."
2007-12-09 21:04:36 · answer #6 · answered by Disciple of Truth 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
As far as I'm concerned you can. However, you did hear that weirdo say God was going to rot your privates if you write in the book. I would quickly write a few verses proving that you can write in the book. Something like, "yea verily doth the god speak and say -------------------- (your name there) has been given official permission to write some more stuff in the book, praise me!"
2007-12-09 21:11:10 · answer #7 · answered by krowtap 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're welcome to try. There are no institutional barriers that cannot be overcome with the right marketing campaign. However, history has a way of weeding out any modifications to Holy Writ that do not come from God, and you can be sure that God will not take the attempt lightly.
2007-12-09 21:06:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Martin Luther managed to remove 7 books by using the Maseoric texts instead of the Septuagint.
I think it'd be harder to add to it though.
2007-12-09 21:05:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well there are volumes missing. The fundies think the Earth is only 6000 years old.
But you can only add to it if you dream it. Otherwise it would not be spiritual.
2007-12-09 21:05:30 · answer #10 · answered by 1st Liberal 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋