Title: The New Testament
Post by: kelltrill on April 12, 2010, 10:37:30 AM
Post by: kelltrill on April 12, 2010, 10:37:30 AM
Hi ya'll (what ya'll think of my Southern accent this morning?)
I've been blogging and debating about the danger and general shitiness of the Bible for some time now, but there's something I keep getting stuck on, and
can't seem to help me out.
I understand that the New Testament is infinitely better than the Old Testament, and that Christians generally only use the NT for reference and all the rest. God made a new covenant with the Israelites, hence the NT, and now we are no longer under law but under grace. I understand that. I also know that only 9 of the 10 commandments are enforced in the NT and a lot of the OT laws are "fulfilled" by the death of Jesus so we no longer have to obey them etc.
But I know there is a lot wrong with this testament and I just can't seem to find it again (i found an awesome website for it a while back and now it's vanished off the face of the Earth). I stumbled across the sexist family values Jesus covers, but other than that is that the only problem with the NT? Really?
I read God is Not Great by Hitchens but I've lent the book to someone and now I can't remember what he says about it either. Sigh, I need help. Is the NT not a dangerous book at all? Thoughts? Opinions?
I've been blogging and debating about the danger and general shitiness of the Bible for some time now, but there's something I keep getting stuck on, and
can't seem to help me out.I understand that the New Testament is infinitely better than the Old Testament, and that Christians generally only use the NT for reference and all the rest. God made a new covenant with the Israelites, hence the NT, and now we are no longer under law but under grace. I understand that. I also know that only 9 of the 10 commandments are enforced in the NT and a lot of the OT laws are "fulfilled" by the death of Jesus so we no longer have to obey them etc.
But I know there is a lot wrong with this testament and I just can't seem to find it again (i found an awesome website for it a while back and now it's vanished off the face of the Earth). I stumbled across the sexist family values Jesus covers, but other than that is that the only problem with the NT? Really?
I read God is Not Great by Hitchens but I've lent the book to someone and now I can't remember what he says about it either. Sigh, I need help. Is the NT not a dangerous book at all? Thoughts? Opinions?
Title: Re: The New Testament
Post by: curiosityandthecat on April 12, 2010, 06:12:08 PM
Post by: curiosityandthecat on April 12, 2010, 06:12:08 PM
The Skeptics Annotated Bible has a pretty comprehensive list of all the terrible crap in the Bible, and you can filter it to only show the New Testament. Here's Intolerance (http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/int/nt_list.html) in the NT, for example. But you probably already knew about that. 
Title: Re: The New Testament
Post by: kelltrill on April 12, 2010, 11:56:31 PM
Post by: kelltrill on April 12, 2010, 11:56:31 PM
Thanks so much, that's really helpful. I've been really struggling in debates about the New Testament lately and it's simply just not something I know enough about, especially the whole OT v NT saga. Sigh.
Atheism is so much simpler, just because there's less that's open to interpretation.
Atheism is so much simpler, just because there's less that's open to interpretation.
Title: Re: The New Testament
Post by: curiosityandthecat on April 13, 2010, 01:48:33 PM
Post by: curiosityandthecat on April 13, 2010, 01:48:33 PM
Quote from: "kelltrill"Thanks so much, that's really helpful. I've been really struggling in debates about the New Testament lately and it's simply just not something I know enough about, especially the whole OT v NT saga. Sigh.Pretty much.
Atheism is so much simpler, just because there's less that's open to interpretation.
Atheist: "There is no God."
Theist: "Well that depends on how you interpret 'God', doesn't it?"
Atheist: "Okay, there is no Sky-Daddy who watches over you with interest."
Theist: "... uhm... well that depends on how you interpret... 'sky'..."