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ChristMyth · 05-25-2010, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by davidbach

I am (half-heartedly) runnunig a campaign to have Revelation replaced by King Lear.

David.

Personally, I'd go with Titus Andronicus, but King Lear's good. Sign me up.

Derec · 05-25-2010, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ChristMyth

1. Some people will see what's actually in their so called holy book and end up rejecting the whole bit.

They don't even have to reject the "whole bit". Rejecting the literal "every word is true" interpretation for something closer to Mark Twain's view ("It is full of interest. It has noble poetry in it; and some clever fables; and some blood-drenched history; and some good morals; and a wealth of obscenity; and upwards of a thousand lies.") would be good.

Derec · 05-25-2010, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Garnet

From what little I've studied about it, Revelation was a polemic against Rome written for a certain audience and using apocryphal style to get points across without the author ending up dancing on the end of a Roman spear.

It is so obviously a polemic against Rome from reference to 7 hills to "Neron Kaisar" as the Beast. But it also has a lot of interpretation of Jewish scriptures such as Daniel, Ezekiel and Isaiah.

ChristMyth · 05-25-2010, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Derec

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Originally Posted by ChristMyth

1. Some people will see what's actually in their so called holy book and end up rejecting the whole bit.

They don't even have to reject the "whole bit". Rejecting the literal "every word is true" interpretation for something closer to Mark Twain's view ("It is full of interest. It has noble poetry in it; and some clever fables; and some blood-drenched history; and some good morals; and a wealth of obscenity; and upwards of a thousand lies.") would be good.

I agree. I keep hoping that a more liberal Christianity will emerge leaving fundamentalism in a distant past. I can go along with some of what the liberal Christians teach. Its the fundies that scare me.

OLDMAN · 05-25-2010, 10:43 PM

I think the book of revelation is actually three separate manuscripts, (later compiled) all of which lament against occupations of Judea.
If taken literally, Jesus should have returned by that summer and vanquished the Romans.

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OLDMAN Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: look behind you... Posts: 2,107	I think the book of revelation is actually three separate manuscripts, (later compiled) all of which lament against occupations of Judea. If taken literally, Jesus should have returned by that summer and vanquished the Romans.

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