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The Sin Of Scripture In The Odyssey

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In the last but not least Section 8 of “The Sins of Scripture,” John Spong analyzes the writing and history that was used when writing the passages of the bible. It first talks about the Dawn of human history where it mentions the Odyssey. To me the Odyssey is quite interesting because it emphasizes how people saw themselves. The Odyssey demonstrates people who they are, what their values are and fears and anxieties. I think it is pretty interesting because often people ask themselves these sorts of questions. The Odyssey also allows people to reflect on their past and future. I find this super interesting because once in a while we wonder about our future and we think about the lessons learned in our past which has shaped us into the people …show more content…

However, to conclude Spong states an important point he describes the bible’s meaning stating that the bible defines who they are, their value and what it means to various religions to be holy. However like he said in the beginning of the book his point he made when writing the “Sins of Scripture,” was that many texts of the bible enhance violence acts that hurt children and prejudice many groups of people. He emphasizes that the church must realize to learn and accept the truth. I believe and agree with Spong’s point. I think that yes the bible is a holy book full of beautiful stories. The bible describes my faith and it is a holy book that is treated with respect however analyzing and reading the terrible texts also made me realize that there is some texts in the bible that are horrible and have a lot of violence. In church the priests do not talk about this acts rather they want to show the positive side of their faith and religion. However I feel that the bible was written in an earlier time frame and many of the ideas through many time periods have changed. Many people now think differently about certain situations and many perspectives and opinions have

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