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Toto · 02-11-2008, 01:21 AM

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“It is the end of the Word as we know it, and the end of a certain cultural idea of the Scriptures as a book, as the Book,” Timothy Beal, professor of religion at Case Western Reserve University, said of the reworking of the Bible in new forms, including manga. “It opens up new ways of understanding Scripture and ends up breaking the idols a bit.”

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No doubt. In the Manga Bible, whose heroes look and sound like skateboarders in Bedouin gear, Noah gets tripped up counting the animals in the Ark: “That’s 11,344 animals? Arggh! I’ve lost count again. I’m going to have to start from scratch!”

Abraham rides a horse out of an explosion to save Lot. Og, king of Bashan, looms like an early Darth Vader. The Sermon on the Mount did not make the book, though, because there was not enough action to it.

The Manga Bible: From Genesis to Revelation (or via: amazon.co.uk) on Amazon

The Manga Bible website

arnoldo · 02-13-2008, 11:48 AM

That's pretty kewl. I would be more worried if publishers stopped printing the Bible due to nobody wanting to read it than someone turning it into a cartoon. Anyway, you can now access the Domesday Book online if anyone is interested.
The Domesday Book

Yellum Notnef · 02-13-2008, 12:36 PM

I was watching some show on the History channel the other night that claimed someone buys a bible about every 3 seconds.

It also said that the bible is the most shoplifted book in history.

I think it's probably best to steer clear of bible thieves. Not so much because they are shoplifters but rather that they felt they needed to have a bible that badly.
So badly in fact that they couldn't wait to pan handle or find the 99 cents under the couch first. (the bible is sold at the 99 cent store)

arnoldo · 02-13-2008, 12:42 PM

Yeah, but some of those bibles sold at christian book stores can cost in price ranges from $50 to $100. Considering that there are usually little old ladies working at christian book stores and that a thief can probably sell the bible he stole for up to $20 you quickly realize why the bible is the most shoplifted book on earth. . . :devil1:

Yellum Notnef · 02-13-2008, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by arnoldo

Yeah, but some of those bibles sold at christian book stores can cost in price ranges from $50 to $100. Considering that there are usually little old ladies working at christian book stores and that a thief can probably sell the bible he stole for up to $20 you quickly realize why the bible is the most shoplifted book on earth. . . :devil1:

You know what they say about a fool and his money.:banghead:

DNAReplicator · 02-13-2008, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Fenton Mulley

I was watching some show on the History channel the other night that claimed someone buys a bible about every 3 seconds.

I think his name must be Gideon...

arnoldo · 02-13-2008, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Fenton Mulley

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Originally Posted by arnoldo

Yeah, but some of those bibles sold at christian book stores can cost in price ranges from $50 to $100. Considering that there are usually little old ladies working at christian book stores and that a thief can probably sell the bible he stole for up to $20 you quickly realize why the bible is the most shoplifted book on earth. . . :devil1:

You know what they say about a fool and his money.:banghead:

I dunno....
Bible: 99 cents
Eternal Life: Priceless

Pseudo-Deity · 02-13-2008, 07:22 PM

I hope they include the more disturbing, violent and gory elements of the Old Testament. It might be an effective tool of deconversion if they animate those scenes.

WVIncagold · 02-14-2008, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by arnoldo

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Originally Posted by Fenton Mulley

You know what they say about a fool and his money.:banghead:

I dunno....
Bible: 99 cents
Eternal Life: Priceless

Strange the bible sells for less then a comic book.
Comic book $1.95
Pretending your Batman for an hour: Priceless

arnoldo · 02-14-2008, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by WVIncagold

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Originally Posted by arnoldo

I dunno....
Bible: 99 cents
Eternal Life: Priceless

Strange the bible sells for less then a comic book.
Comic book $1.95
Pretending your Batman for an hour: Priceless

The reason it sells for less is simply due to mass production. Regardless, people in North Korea are executed merely for possessing a bible. I think the North Korean christians realize that eternal life is priceless.

VOM

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02-13-2008, 11:48 AM	#2
arnoldo Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Latin America Posts: 4,066	That's pretty kewl. I would be more worried if publishers stopped printing the Bible due to nobody wanting to read it than someone turning it into a cartoon. Anyway, you can now access the Domesday Book online if anyone is interested. The Domesday Book

02-13-2008, 12:36 PM	#3
Yellum Notnef Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Gone Posts: 4,676	I was watching some show on the History channel the other night that claimed someone buys a bible about every 3 seconds. It also said that the bible is the most shoplifted book in history. I think it's probably best to steer clear of bible thieves. Not so much because they are shoplifters but rather that they felt they needed to have a bible that badly. So badly in fact that they couldn't wait to pan handle or find the 99 cents under the couch first. (the bible is sold at the 99 cent store)

02-13-2008, 12:42 PM	#4
arnoldo Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Latin America Posts: 4,066	Yeah, but some of those bibles sold at christian book stores can cost in price ranges from $50 to $100. Considering that there are usually little old ladies working at christian book stores and that a thief can probably sell the bible he stole for up to $20 you quickly realize why the bible is the most shoplifted book on earth. . . :devil1:

02-13-2008, 07:22 PM	#8
Pseudo-Deity Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 888	I hope they include the more disturbing, violent and gory elements of the Old Testament. It might be an effective tool of deconversion if they animate those scenes.

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