Should We Amend The Bible?

The Bible is arguably the most important and influential book ever published. People consult the bible to become more like Jesus or make better decisions in their life. The bible instructs people what not to do, for example the 10 commandments. Plus, the bible contains information on what people should do such as; love your neighbor and evangelize. In the book 12 Years a Slave, Tanner one of the slave owners, uses the bible to justify whipping his slaves. However, William Ford a different slave owner Solomon works for, uses the bible to teach about other things such as leading a prayerful life. Solomon thru his knowledge of the bible questions how a pious man such as master Ford could hold others under his power. Throughout the book there is

The Bible, one of the world’s most ancient works of literature established into a book several years ago, can be debated to be true or false. However, whether or not it is doesn’t matter because either way it is incredibly fascinating. There are some truths and mysterious secrets embedded within the Bible. I believe the Bible should be taken figuratively rather than literally. To think that a group of writers from the ancient past had integrated stories with important morals and philosophies. The Bible has remained relevant for centuries and unfortunately has been neglected by the ignorance by the generations of today. Believe it or not, languages and popular phrases have been passed from the Bible and they may not even realize it.

Coming from a family that was fairly religious as well as going to Bible studies, the Bible was always read as somewhat literal. I always believed that these stories were factual, that all the characters in the book had magical powers that were bestowed upon them by the power of the Lord. At the time I would read the Bible in a literal sense then reflect upon it thinking that this passage made no sense, how could this even be possible? When entering this class I believed that we were going to read the Bible just as how I have been reading it my entire life. I was very surprised with this new idea of reading the Bible in a historical type of way, just like reading a history book. I was something different that I have never heard before, but I was willing to try to understand this new way of reading. Reading the Bible through a historical lens helps the reading understand what the author is trying to convey to the audience. My approach to reading the bible has changed by allowing to apply a more literal and critical approach to the stories. When it is looked at from a historical perspective then I feel that I have more of an understanding of what the meaning of the story actually is. Reading the Bible is not a way of just reading factual stories and trying to determine the theological meaning of the message to its audience. As we slowly reach the end of the semester I realize myself reading the Bible and other

Throughout out the history of the world many documents have had profound influences upon humanity. The Magna Carte, The Declaration of Independence, and even the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx are examples of some of the documents that have helped to shape humanity. The Bible has had perhaps more impact on humanity than any other Document ever written. Many people read the Bible, but know little of the history of the Bible itself. The history of the Bible is a fascinating story of the creation of the Bible versions seen today. Many people are familiar with at least some of the contents of the Bible, but the average person knows little of the people, processes, and events involved in its creation and translations.

I want to start with stating that I agree with every situations that Tim Conder talked about in “ Free for all.” When one read Bible he/ she are biased by their experience. However, sometime we do not think about how we do not know everything in the world. Thomas Jefferson did not believe in the miracles, so he deleted those areas from the bible. However I have seen miracles that happened, so I have to believe that it really can still happen in this world. If people start changing bible for their needs, believes, and view, we may not have anything left for the future generation.

A lot of people will say what harm can a book do but if you really think about the bible is something people devote their lives to the Bible and God and if books didn’t change anything then why do we have a class that is basically devoted to reading, also the only history that

What rightfully belongs in Stephen Prothero’s anthology? Creating an anthology is complicated because the author has to find texts that fit in to a specific topic of emphasis he wants for his book. The author might have specific principles he would like to address to tie together one single idea for the book. Prothero had many novels and books to choose from and I think he did a great job in choosing works of writing that merged with his principles about America. Based on what I have seen is his criterion, I believe that the film 12 Years a Slave directed by Steve McQueen, rightfully belongs in Prothero’s The American Bible: Whose America is this? This film belongs in Prothero’s text because it perfectly fits and follows all the criteria Prothero used to choose all the works in his anthology.

The Bible is the best-selling book of all time, and with good reason. For the stories written in it have changed the way many think and even believe when it comes to the power greater than this world. The Bible holds very specific opinions on things such as slavery, who humans should treat each other, and ultimately social justice. It has been one of the most important foundations for allowing social reform to occur in modern day history as well as the history of the whole world. However, it is forgotten in history class how prominent the ancient texts have changed the people. When looking at the history, it is discovered to be the strength of great people who have used its wisdom to bring about a change for those who could not do it on

The Bible is a history Book, there is no denying that at all. It records the history of man from the time of Creation in Genesis to the time of their future eternal destination in Revelation. Man has no other book as the Bible, for what greater work is there than that of God’s own? Throughout the ages, God has shown His providence in allowing the original autographs to be undiscovered, or simply destroyed. However, God promises in His word, such as in Isaiah 40:8, that “…the word of our God shall stand for ever.” Just because the original autographs of the Bible are no longer available, that does not mean that the Christian community is lost without Biblical documents whatsoever. There are many ancient manuscripts that have been found in various

Notwithstanding that, I can agree with Kevin Donnelly the Bible is crucial in understanding western civilisation. Without it, it’s difficult to comprehend how we got here. Since Constantine adopted Christianity in the 4th century, the religion has been indelibly stamped upon western civilization.

However, the notion that God is the creator of everything and is making us suffer for our sins has changed drastically throughout the centuries. As a result of the development of science, naturalism, modern upbringing, and multiculturalism, the importance of religion has declined and our world is becoming more secular. In the Old Testament, the Bible is a sacred book and everyone respects and trusts its content. However, with the rise of science, the accuracy of the Bible has been questioned by scientific findings.

When we compare the Bible to other manuscripts from antiquity, we learn that the copies of the Bible were written close to the date of the original copy. New Testament writings were composed within a few decades of the events they describe. The earliest complete copy of the entire New Testament goes back to the 5th century. Partial copies of the New Testament go back even further to 71-100 AD. In addition, there are abundant amounts of little details in the New Testament that are hard to write about unless the writer was present in the time the event took place. For example, in Acts 28 Luke mentions a Roman official named Paul Publus, the chief official of the island. We know from the

When studying any piece of literature there are many different methods and techniques that can be used. The Bible, in specific, is often referred to as a source of moral code, hope, and answers to social, ethical, and political questions. However, this incredibly influential book can also be read as if it were any other novel. The events, settings, and characters can all be evaluated for what they are, forgetting the notion that they are from a religious text. This approach is called narrative criticism. When regarding to the Bible in this way, we do not need to know any historical information or focus on seeking a deeper theological meaning. Instead, the stories are evaluated in terms of how

The first 39 books of the larger work called the Bible, is called the Old Testament. The Bible itself is arguably the best selling and most read book of all time, yet it’s well known to be quite challenging to read through and understand. The Old Testament portion of the Bible, notably the most difficult portion of the Bible for most to study and follow, yields 39 books from multiple authors, and spans over 4000 years of crucial world and church history. If that were not enough to take on, the Old Testament comes our way through multiple styles of authorship and formats, including but not limited to, books of history, law, proverbs, ethics,

The bible was written as an account of what many viewed that God had accomplished so his actions and words could be passed on for generations. Some believe it is a literary account and some believe it is a historical account. The word of God in the bible comes in many forms and is left up to interpretation by the reader. Some believe that the word of God should be the only word and should be strictly followed. Some believe that the words are meant as a guideline to help us through life. Whatever your belief is you can always seem to find the meaning behind your belief through the word of God in the Bible.