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Biblical fan fic.

by wwarner 3y ago

Biblical fan fic.

jghn 3y ago
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- Brendinooo 3y ago
  No.
  - jghn 3y ago
    The bible is not exactly a historical document. It's a collection of mythology with some loose basis in reality
    - baremetal 3y ago
      Can you back that statement up or is that just your opinion?
      - PrimeMcFly 3y ago
        I think the onus is on those who want to claim the bible is factual, actually.
      - yarg 3y ago
        It has a man who could: * Walk on water; * Turn it into wine; * Copy and paste fish and bread; * Heal lepers; * Die and come back to life. And asserts that he actually existed.
    - crabkin 3y ago
      It's a 4-D projection/Rubik's cube manual about personal development, the logos, and the formation, nurturing, and triumph of a society, despite going up against what seems to be impossible odds. Simply calling it mythology or tying it's value as history or any other ill-conceived standard of truth and guidance we have now is missing the point.
    - mensetmanusman 3y ago
      The Bible is a library, not a document. A collection of texts assembled over millennia. Some parts metaphors, some historic, some parts examples, etc.
  - SketchySeaBeast 3y ago
    Some of the Gospels were canonized, sure, but to claim this is fanfiction, while it appears to be contemporary or earlier than some of the others, I think is a bad take. It'd be like claiming that the Q document (if it is ever found) is fanfiction compared to the other gospels. Assuming it's real.
    - mensetmanusman 3y ago
      The early Christians assembled the New Testament over many decades in an environment where you would be nailed to trees by strong men for spreading the message of slaves being equal in dignity to Romans. In this environment they determined which texts would be incorporated as they interacted with eye witnesses of the time.
    - ksaj 3y ago
      There are arguments on both sides of the chronology. It isn't known whether this came before or after. Some argue that Luke added to the document. Others argue that Marcion removed parts of the story that they deemed contradictory to the OT version of God.
dang 3y ago
Please don't post shallow dismissals to HN. It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- wwarner 3y ago
  Certainly was not my intent.
  - dang 3y ago
    I believe you! But intent doesn't communicate itself—especially not in a short comment, and 10x so when the topic is default-divisive. Past explanations in case helpful: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=burden%20disambiguate%20by%3Adang&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=intent%20effects%20by%3Adang&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...

Biblical fan fic.

jghn 3y ago

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Brendinooo 3y ago
No.
- jghn 3y ago
  The bible is not exactly a historical document. It's a collection of mythology with some loose basis in reality
  - baremetal 3y ago
    Can you back that statement up or is that just your opinion?
    - PrimeMcFly 3y ago
      I think the onus is on those who want to claim the bible is factual, actually.
    - yarg 3y ago
      It has a man who could: * Walk on water; * Turn it into wine; * Copy and paste fish and bread; * Heal lepers; * Die and come back to life. And asserts that he actually existed.
  - crabkin 3y ago
    It's a 4-D projection/Rubik's cube manual about personal development, the logos, and the formation, nurturing, and triumph of a society, despite going up against what seems to be impossible odds. Simply calling it mythology or tying it's value as history or any other ill-conceived standard of truth and guidance we have now is missing the point.
  - mensetmanusman 3y ago
    The Bible is a library, not a document. A collection of texts assembled over millennia. Some parts metaphors, some historic, some parts examples, etc.
- SketchySeaBeast 3y ago
  Some of the Gospels were canonized, sure, but to claim this is fanfiction, while it appears to be contemporary or earlier than some of the others, I think is a bad take. It'd be like claiming that the Q document (if it is ever found) is fanfiction compared to the other gospels. Assuming it's real.
  - mensetmanusman 3y ago
    The early Christians assembled the New Testament over many decades in an environment where you would be nailed to trees by strong men for spreading the message of slaves being equal in dignity to Romans. In this environment they determined which texts would be incorporated as they interacted with eye witnesses of the time.
  - ksaj 3y ago
    There are arguments on both sides of the chronology. It isn't known whether this came before or after. Some argue that Luke added to the document. Others argue that Marcion removed parts of the story that they deemed contradictory to the OT version of God.

dang 3y ago

Please don't post shallow dismissals to HN. It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

wwarner 3y ago
Certainly was not my intent.
- dang 3y ago
  I believe you! But intent doesn't communicate itself—especially not in a short comment, and 10x so when the topic is default-divisive. Past explanations in case helpful: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=burden%20disambiguate%20by%3Adang&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=intent%20effects%20by%3Adang&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...