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raeanna74 · 08-31-2003, 07:21 AM

I think one way to look at the Bible is to keep the big picture in mind. We look at many other ancient documents in their original text. Few of the have been translated into so many different versions and those who truely study the texts do so in the original language primarily. We need to compare all the many different accounts of history and compare. When a car accident happens there are always more than one account/viewpoint of what occured. The same is with the Bible. Just look at the 4 gospels - they were written by 4 different men from different walks of life and they record different events. The events that you can cross reference between the 4 gospels are recorded in different ways - for example: Matthew was a tax collector and frequently records monetary transactions while the other 3 sometimes completely leave them out. Luke was originally a physician and records things of medical interest such as the composition of the blood that was spilled when Christ was pierced in the side.

We need to view it as a whole and to compare it to other texts. It's a good point that Egyptian documents do not record plagues and the defeat of their army as recorded in the Bible. It is possible that they left it out. Who would record their own defeat - more likely a people will record their successes more frequently.

The Bible speaks to individuals as they interpret it. Why believe the Bible? Because it serves a purpose for you to believe it. If you desire something to place your faith in and someone to follow then do so. If you desire to trust only yourself then that is your choice. Personally I dislike organized religion. I was raised very religious and I am currently learning where I stand on many religious issues. I don't know how much faith I will put in the Bible or not at this time. My only consolation is that I am questioning what I have been taught and deciding for myself what I will believe. I hope I can teach my daughter to decide for herself what to believe.

08-31-2003, 07:21 AM	#149 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	I think one way to look at the Bible is to keep the big picture in mind. We look at many other ancient documents in their original text. Few of the have been translated into so many different versions and those who truely study the texts do so in the original language primarily. We need to compare all the many different accounts of history and compare. When a car accident happens there are always more than one account/viewpoint of what occured. The same is with the Bible. Just look at the 4 gospels - they were written by 4 different men from different walks of life and they record different events. The events that you can cross reference between the 4 gospels are recorded in different ways - for example: Matthew was a tax collector and frequently records monetary transactions while the other 3 sometimes completely leave them out. Luke was originally a physician and records things of medical interest such as the composition of the blood that was spilled when Christ was pierced in the side. We need to view it as a whole and to compare it to other texts. It's a good point that Egyptian documents do not record plagues and the defeat of their army as recorded in the Bible. It is possible that they left it out. Who would record their own defeat - more likely a people will record their successes more frequently. The Bible speaks to individuals as they interpret it. Why believe the Bible? Because it serves a purpose for you to believe it. If you desire something to place your faith in and someone to follow then do so. If you desire to trust only yourself then that is your choice. Personally I dislike organized religion. I was raised very religious and I am currently learning where I stand on many religious issues. I don't know how much faith I will put in the Bible or not at this time. My only consolation is that I am questioning what I have been taught and deciding for myself what I will believe. I hope I can teach my daughter to decide for herself what to believe. __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma.