I inspired Doug to publish this meme and he threw it back at me so here goes…
Summarise the Bible in five statements, the first one word long, the second two, the third three, the fourth four and the last five words long. Or possibly you could do this in descending order. Tag five people.
- Oops: Adam and Eve the night after.
- Ugh: My reaction reading long sections of Leviticus, Numbers and Judges.
- Huh? Why is the Bible so hard to understand?
- Ta-da! Jesus does the Deus ex machina thing and saves a story that had gone awry.
- Sizzle. The single most important element in the Bible story is hell. And nobody talks about it.
I didn’t follow the meme very closely but that’s part of the game.
I tag Bono, Oprah Winfrey, you, John Calvin, and Peppermint Patty.
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Ha ha that’s a good one. The modern understanding of hell doesn’t appear in the actual Bible, though it evolved from some of the imagery in Jesus’ parables, Paul’s letters, and the book of Revelations (only added to the canon in the 6th century, as I am sure you are aware, given your job).
Here’s my five statements.
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