Seeing the previews, the mini-series looks interesting. BUT, being on the History channel, it makes you worry they’ll bring in Ancient Aliens.
I never knew Roma Downey was married to Mark Burnett.
I saw the trailer and it looked fantastic!
The article never does mention what these supposed “contradictions” are. Generally what the secular world calls contradictory turns out to be complementary. Such as the birth narratives of Matthew and Luke.
...the New Testament Gospels contradict themselves.
He’s right, in a way. But the apparent “contradictions” are what make them authentic. Ask any trial lawyer what it means when multiple witnesses tell the exact same story. It means they are lying and they are in collusion. When the stories are true, they are all slightly different and bring up different details. I like to use this analogy:
Imagine four men describing the same event thusly:
Man number one: A saw a lady driving this bright red convertible.
Man number two: I saw this hot blonde in a completely restored vette.
Man numer three: I saw a sports car doing a beautiful two wheel drift through the corner in a 64 vette.
Man number four: This woman was wearing a dress that matched the color of her car.
Complete story:
This smokin’ hot blond in a red dress was drifting around a corner in a “like new” bright red 1964 corvette convertible.
Thats actually how the bible works, from cover to cover. That is why the interpretation of some scripture can be filled in and amplified by scritures from years or even centuries before. It is the most amazing collection of books ever written, for the obvious reason. ;-)
Bill, set your oversized ego aside, and consider that your LACK OF UNDERSTANDING, creates the impression of contradiction.
You might even consult a theologian regarding your areas of confusion!
Product of a Roman Catholic education.
How many sequels of Killing of...can he write before he runs out of dead people?
The Catholic QuandaryOver the years, I have occasionally written about being a practicing Roman Catholic, a fact that sometimes leads to incredulous statements like "YOU go to church?" Somehow, I don't believe the question is a compliment.
This is a tough Holy Week for Catholics, as once again the terrible specter of child molestation is in the air. Driven by a series of articles by the New York Times, the church now faces questions about whether Pope Benedict XVI ignored some past abuse cases when he was a cardinal. The evidence is scant, but damning anyway, because of the previous priest-pedophilia scandals.
A number of Catholics have left the church because of the priestly sins, but not me. From the beginning, in Sister Claudia's first grade class, I understood that the Catholic Church was about Jesus, not Father Flannery. Believe me, I saw so many loons in my Catholic school days that I should be a Buddhist. But it is the theology, not church leadership, that keeps me in the fold.
You may remember that I was a driving force in bringing down the villainous Cardinal Law in Boston, a man who allowed child molesting priests to run wild. When Law was forced to resign, I was happy. But then the late Pope John Paul II gave him a cushy job in Rome, where he remains today. If it were up to me, the cardinal would be in prison.
Even though I respected Pope John Paul's holiness, I was deeply disappointed that he did not meet with molestation victims when he visited the United States in 1999. The pope should have done that simply to show devastated American Catholics, and the victims themselves, that he cared and understood their pain. When I publicly criticized Pope John Paul for avoiding the issue, the Catholic League scorched me. And that's fine. They are entitled to their opinion.
Throughout it all, however, I stayed with the church. If you cut through all the bull, the doctrines of treating others as you want to be treated, forgiveness and redemption, and charity for all stand the test of time. Even if the atheists are right and there is no God, the philosophy of Jesus is full-force positive. Live the way he lived, and the world will be a better place.
The actions of others must be considered, of course. But I like this analogy: We've had some pretty bad leaders in America, right? Do they make you want to renounce your citizenship? The United States is not the people who lead it. It is all of us.
Same thing with the Catholic Church. It's not corrupt priests or apathetic leaders in Rome. It's Jesus and his followers, the folks who sit in the pews on Sunday. And that's good enough for me.
Television and the movies always get the Bible wrong. Always.
I think we need more revival in this country than revolution. That if we are not right with God, not grounded on good values... We will not be worthy or capable of turning this country around.
Saw an interview with Mark Burnett and his wife on Fox. Sounds like he’s a believer and I’m glad he’s using his talent and wealth to share about God. Hope he does it well.
Riley should have enough sense to stick to stuff he knows a tiny smidgeon about, instead of messing around with stuff he knows absolutely nothing about.
‘Cuz Riley never learns anything about anything. He can only work with what little bits of information he managed not to forget. He never listens to anyone for more than three nanoseconds and he’s so full of himself that there’s no room for any new knowledge to fit in.
LOL!! Bill is going to rewrite the Bible the way it should have been written in the first place.
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and Bill.
Who gave you that job Bill? And who gave it to MML&J?
I can see I haven’t missed anything since I stopped watching this idiot.
I’m SOOOOOO happy that after 5000 years we finally have the Tabloid TV Leprechaun around to tell us the Bible is all screwed-up! /sarc
"Allegorical" was an invention of the Jewish Christians after they left for Pella and following the destructon of Jerusalem as a way of dealing with OT truths.
**a lot of the Bible is allegorical**
Doesn’t BOR realize that Jesus spoke in allergories and parables on purpose. The scribes and Pharisees weren’t supposed to understand them!
Christ even had to explain some to his disciples and apostles!
The Bible is inspired by the Holy Spirit. BOR isn’t at this point — my opinion.
Of course this is what he believes. He's Catholic.
I wonder if he considers John 6 to be "allegorical?"
He is lost as a pig away fro his mudhole
He is lost as a pig away from his mudhole