Bart
If I want to read a short story by Mark Twain, O. Henry, or (to pick one of my modern favorites) William Trevor, I do so after having some idea of where he was from and when he was writing, and then I start with the first word on the first page and read straight through, either at one sitting or in stages, depending on the length, up to the end.
Steefen
Have some idea of where the author was from and when he was writing, then read from beginning to end.
The Catholic Study Bible does have reading guides for each book of the Bible. Then when you go to that book of the Bible, there is an introduction before the text begins.
Shouldn’t you admit there are Bibles that do provide introductory information?
Bart
I”m not sure what you’re asking. It’s a fact that there are Bibles that do that.
Steefen
You’re saying there are people who do not have some idea of where the author was from and when he was writing.
I mentioned The Catholic Study Bible read by some Catholic high school students are not targets of that criticism.
You answered the question by saying: it’s a fact that there are Bibles that do that.
Maybe if you run across more people who do not have some idea of where the author was from and when he was writing, you can recommend the Bibles that do provide that information.
Do you have a bible you can recommend that has reading guides for each book of the Bible and an excellent introduction before the text of a book of the Bible begins? If I come across a person who wouldn’t buy a Catholic bible, I’d like to have an alternative.
Let’s correct the problem you raised.
Sincerely,
Steve Campbell
Author of Historical Accuracy
Steefen said
BartI”m not sure what you’re asking. It’s a fact that there are Bibles that do that.
Steefen
You’re saying there are people who do not have some idea of where the author was from and when he was writing.
I mentioned The Catholic Study Bible read by some Catholic high school students are not targets of that criticism.
You answered the question by saying: it’s a fact that there are Bibles that do that.
Maybe if you run across more people who do not have some idea of where the author was from and when he was writing, you can recommend the Bibles that do provide that information.
Do you have a bible you can recommend that has reading guides for each book of the Bible and an excellent introduction before the text of a book of the Bible begins? If I come across a person who wouldn’t buy a Catholic bible, I’d like to have an alternative.
Let’s correct the problem you raised.
Sincerely,
Steve Campbell
Author of Historical Accuracy
Bart Replied
Yes, my students as a rule have no clue. In my courses we use the HarperCollins Study Bible, which I like best. Another good option is the Oxford Annotated Bible.
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This is all some strange kind of performance art, isn’t it?
That’s one hypothesis. Perhaps someone should collect all of Steefen’s posts and collect them in some medium? His wisdom ebbs and flows but i suspect we all mistake the ebb for the flow.
I am not sure that even a medium could make sense of them. Oh, you didn’t mean that kind of medium.
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