The problem is that the Bible was written by multiple authors over the course of hundreds of years. (Oldest bits are like 1000ish BCE, but those are scraps of poetry that were integrated in later, probably dating back to when Yahweh was a married storm god - early Jews were henotheistic)
It’s not a consistent voice, not all views in each book (or even within the same book) are consistent. The big misinterpretation is that it is ultimately not a unified text - it’s a collection of history, poetry, and philosophy written by people who often had political axes to grind (so much of OT is about Israel versus Judah, maintaining a unified identity during the Babylonian occupation, etc)
The way it has been interacted with and interpreted is critical to understanding most of human history.
Saying “lol Bible dumb” and stopping there is lazy 14 year old on r/atheism thinking that will cripple your understanding of about 2000 years of human history.
Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Probably the most relevant book ever written, certainly the most read.
frunch@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Ftfy
ayyy@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Please finish this sentence: “Congress shall make no law…”
Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 20 hours ago
Stupid fairy tale is about as relevant as the Greek myths.
andros_rex@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
The problem is that the Bible was written by multiple authors over the course of hundreds of years. (Oldest bits are like 1000ish BCE, but those are scraps of poetry that were integrated in later, probably dating back to when Yahweh was a married storm god - early Jews were henotheistic)
It’s not a consistent voice, not all views in each book (or even within the same book) are consistent. The big misinterpretation is that it is ultimately not a unified text - it’s a collection of history, poetry, and philosophy written by people who often had political axes to grind (so much of OT is about Israel versus Judah, maintaining a unified identity during the Babylonian occupation, etc)
The way it has been interacted with and interpreted is critical to understanding most of human history.
Saying “lol Bible dumb” and stopping there is lazy 14 year old on r/atheism thinking that will cripple your understanding of about 2000 years of human history.
Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 3 hours ago
Cry harder about someone dismissing your shitty fairy tale used to oppress society. Fuck religion and what it has done to people
Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
So fucking clueless
Well you’re gonna learn in the coming years just how relevant it is.
NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
Relevant to whom?
Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Now you’re just being stubborn.
NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Answer the question.
ayyy@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
You mean Harry Potter?