Job 32-34

[wolfpurplemoon]

Just read an appropriate post at Pharyngula: The idea that the Bible should be interpreted as a metaphor is a good one — because it melts the superstition away.. I guess I need to stop trying to take every word of the bible literally, not that I know how else to take it.

Elihu was showing respect for his elders by just listening while they squabbled, but now they've reached a dead end in their discussion he's decided to let them know he thinks their arguments were flawed. He is very sure that he knows better than them.

Comments

[jaronsjournal.livejournal.com]

If you've never read the Bible before, and want to come to your own, un-biased opinion, I honestly don't believe the SAB is even remotely the book to read. I followed the link there when I first came to this blog and it looked like you were taking some of your comments right out of the notes there.

Truly, if you want to really read the Bible and really come to an unbiased view of it, get a version that is just the straight text, with no opinions attached. If the KJV is too hard to read get NIV or NASB or something like that. (Some people actually think the KJV is the only legitimate version, but if you can't read it, another version is better than the SAB, at least.) I am not saying the only unbiased version is my own interpretation either. I'm just honestly telling you the SAB is not going to give you an unbiased view, and you'd learn more if you read a straight version and came to your own conclusions.


You can even read the whole thing online...

http://www.biblica.com/bible/book/

[wolfpurplemoon]

I replied to a similar comment you made a few days ago: http://community.livejournal.com/wolfbiblemoon/40690.html?thread=46834#t46834

And I'll add to my previous comment that the SAB is effectively a place to read the bible online, the annotations are mostly pointing out inconsistencies and contradictions, which isn't a bias either way.