nebula Posted August 25, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.76 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Picked this up on FB. What do you think? Do you think more people would read the New Testament if it were titled: "The Adventures of Jesus and friends."? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthitjah Posted August 25, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 1,285 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 17,917 Content Per Day: 2.27 Reputation: 355 Days Won: 19 Joined: 10/01/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted August 25, 2011 Sounds like a dumbing down of the Gospel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted August 25, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.23 Reputation: 9,762 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted August 25, 2011 Makes it sound like a fictional book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 No, I dont think so. In fact, I think it would be seen by at least some people as insult to their intelligence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Butero Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Picked this up on FB. What do you think? Do you think more people would read the New Testament if it were titled: "The Adventures of Jesus and friends."? I don't think more people would read it. I also agree with OneLight that it makes the Bible appear to be a work of fiction. We call this portion of the Bible the New Testament to indicate that this is more than a work of literature. It is God's covenant with his people. I would look at such a change as another attack on the innerancy of scripture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eandkandf Posted August 25, 2011 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 46 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 6 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/09/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted August 25, 2011 Maybe we should have a public movement to describe what we mean by "New Testament" cause I would bet that most people wouldn't know. Shed a little light on the darkness. My first reaction to Adventures of Jesus and Friends was a good lol, but that would def make a good kid's book... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted August 25, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.76 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted August 25, 2011 Sorry, I didn't see it that way. Of course - you guys don't know the person who posted this. He's got the most warped sense of humor and reality and perspectives and . . . . But he is very solid in the faith. Sometimes, I think, we do need to read the Bible from the perspective of living an adventure rather than philosophying and theologizing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizzdy Posted August 25, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 173 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 3,911 Content Per Day: 0.67 Reputation: 212 Days Won: 10 Joined: 03/21/2008 Status: Offline Share Posted August 25, 2011 Sorry, I didn't see it that way. Of course - you guys don't know the person who posted this. He's got the most warped sense of humor and reality and perspectives and . . . . But he is very solid in the faith. Sometimes, I think, we do need to read the Bible from the perspective of living an adventure rather than philosophying and theologizing. It should be read as a whole book after all its the story of how God called a rag tag idol worshipping people out of all that to become His called out separated ones. Its one continuous story or at least I see it that way so I wouldn't want to change it to anything but His Word and well I guess we can keep the 'OT, NT' title since everyone knows it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryWS Posted August 31, 2011 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 27 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/27/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted August 31, 2011 It would be a decent title for a children's version of the New Testament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaiah 6:8 Posted August 31, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 426 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 3,633 Content Per Day: 0.58 Reputation: 222 Days Won: 13 Joined: 03/23/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/26/1978 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Sorry, I didn't see it that way. Of course - you guys don't know the person who posted this. He's got the most warped sense of humor and reality and perspectives and . . . . But he is very solid in the faith. Sometimes, I think, we do need to read the Bible from the perspective of living an adventure rather than philosophying and theologizing. Is he related to wyguy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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