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<blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 934264" data-attributes="member: 2189"><p>Appreciate the compliment. I would highly encourage every christian to read the bible cover to cover and to use concordances and lexicons looking back as best as possible to original wording. Also don't be afraid to consult biblical archeology in relation to the actual source texts that made up the bible. We don't have original, first person documents but at best copies of copies of copies. Understanding this and understanding how mistranslations can and do occur IMO makes one better appreciate the bible as it truly is and yet also gives one a far better understanding of the book and the people who influenced it's presence in our lives today. Also learn to read the bible horizonially rather than just vertically. What I mean is when several books or even chapters within a book are covering the same subject and timeline, read across to compare passage to passage that covers the same subject or topic. In the Old Testament doing this begins to show elements of the documentary hypothesis and a bias in the text as for example written from a Northern Kingdom POV of Israel and another may show a bias from the Southern Kingdom POV. It's very important to remember that after King David the Kingdom of Israel split and remained so for around 400 years until both were overthrown and the biblical writers of those times clearly showed a political bias in the stories told. </p><p></p><p>When one is able to see the bible not only as a source of spiritual truth but also a guide for societal organization even political structure, a history and yes even a book of science, it presents itself as a far more interesting read than many may think. Even god is shown with different personalities and even names, Elohim for example is associated with Northern Kingdom sources while the name Yahweh was associated with the Southern Kingdom. Elohim was described as a god who would physically manifest himself to man, Genesis 18 where god came to visit Abraham and Sarah and even shared a meal but then in Exodus, god or Yahweh would be a mystery and take the form of a burning bush (you could not know his name either) or a fire belching mountain as a symbol of power. </p><p></p><p>Karen Armstrong's <a href="http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/a-history-of-god/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff0000">"A History of God"</span></a> is a very worthwhile view in regards to historical research on the names of god and how in various settings the writers manifested the view of god. Gaining a view from historicity for any student of the bible is very important IMO to understanding the message it brings.</p><p></p><p>Best wishes in your own search for personal and spiritual truth!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wkmac, post: 934264, member: 2189"] Appreciate the compliment. I would highly encourage every christian to read the bible cover to cover and to use concordances and lexicons looking back as best as possible to original wording. Also don't be afraid to consult biblical archeology in relation to the actual source texts that made up the bible. We don't have original, first person documents but at best copies of copies of copies. Understanding this and understanding how mistranslations can and do occur IMO makes one better appreciate the bible as it truly is and yet also gives one a far better understanding of the book and the people who influenced it's presence in our lives today. Also learn to read the bible horizonially rather than just vertically. What I mean is when several books or even chapters within a book are covering the same subject and timeline, read across to compare passage to passage that covers the same subject or topic. In the Old Testament doing this begins to show elements of the documentary hypothesis and a bias in the text as for example written from a Northern Kingdom POV of Israel and another may show a bias from the Southern Kingdom POV. It's very important to remember that after King David the Kingdom of Israel split and remained so for around 400 years until both were overthrown and the biblical writers of those times clearly showed a political bias in the stories told. When one is able to see the bible not only as a source of spiritual truth but also a guide for societal organization even political structure, a history and yes even a book of science, it presents itself as a far more interesting read than many may think. Even god is shown with different personalities and even names, Elohim for example is associated with Northern Kingdom sources while the name Yahweh was associated with the Southern Kingdom. Elohim was described as a god who would physically manifest himself to man, Genesis 18 where god came to visit Abraham and Sarah and even shared a meal but then in Exodus, god or Yahweh would be a mystery and take the form of a burning bush (you could not know his name either) or a fire belching mountain as a symbol of power. Karen Armstrong's [URL="http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/a-history-of-god/"][COLOR=#ff0000]"A History of God"[/COLOR][/URL] is a very worthwhile view in regards to historical research on the names of god and how in various settings the writers manifested the view of god. Gaining a view from historicity for any student of the bible is very important IMO to understanding the message it brings. Best wishes in your own search for personal and spiritual truth! [/QUOTE]
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