Creationism Break
I had company over a few days ago, and for some reason while I was organizing my books into some kind of guest-friendly shelving, I lost not one, but two Bibles I was going to use to finish the evolution chapter with. And if you need to replace a Bible, what's the one day that the Christian bookstores aren't open and the regular bookstores close early? That's right. Damn!
So I have to buy a Bible tomorrow/today (I'm writing this at 2 am). In the meantime, one of the things I'm hoping to point out is the way in which a literalist, harmonizing pattern of reading the Bible sometimes forces the evangelical in question to assert as "biblical" things that are about a million miles away from anything scripture actually says. This cartoon is a good example, gleaned via Andrew Sullivan's blog. Call it, if you like, your morning headache.
So I have to buy a Bible tomorrow/today (I'm writing this at 2 am). In the meantime, one of the things I'm hoping to point out is the way in which a literalist, harmonizing pattern of reading the Bible sometimes forces the evangelical in question to assert as "biblical" things that are about a million miles away from anything scripture actually says. This cartoon is a good example, gleaned via Andrew Sullivan's blog. Call it, if you like, your morning headache.
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posted by Cowboy Dave Dickerson | 2:27 AM
2 Comments:
Dave, isn't the whole Bible available online for free somewhere?
Also, go to a used bookstore and save yourself some precious cash, if you must buy a physical copy.
Just some tips because I understand your monetary situation.
-Brian
I'm ashamed to say it did not occur to me to go to a used bookstore. Not because I'm evil, but because I was focusing basically on stores that are right off the A, C, or the 1. But I knew that every Bible publisher puts out cheap "gift Bibles" that sell for under $10, and I was correct. So I now have a $7.99 copy of the NIV.
However, the used bookstore idea can help me now. I've had, for some reason, an urge to read the essays of Montaigne (I guess as a way of seeing where blogging started), and it'll run you $30-35 even in the cheapo Everyman edition. So I think I'll look for that at The Strand or at one of our other fine used bookstores. Thanks for the reminder!
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