I'm going to approach this in the most ecumenical way possible, but I need to be blunt - I've been reading the Holy Bible.
Just some first blush here...
Been delving into the New Testament for the most part. I'm OK with the Old Testament God - comic wrath, stickler for detail...a very demanding sort, but predictable. Where I struggle is judging the credibility of Jesus. And from what I've read of the Bible so far, there's really no wiggle room there.
Say this for the Bible - it testifies. When the uninitiated picks up a Bible, it's 12 guys and 2,000 years against you and maybe your cat, lying in bed, with the t.v. muted. This is one defiant book. It tells you what happened and it is utterly stark in its portrayal. Where are the footnotes, written for modern sensibilities, that offer alternative ways of considering these miracles?
I'm afraid the Bible will leave me nowhere to turn, sort of like the media consuming the market, instead of the other way around. I need to give it more time, however, as I've really only read the gospels part of it. I did read the first page, however, that famous part. And I did flip through other parts that seemed impenetrable.
Reading the Bible? The Red Sox won. What else are you looking for?
Posted by: Matt | April 17, 2005 at 07:37 PM