Showing posts with label Metacommentary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Metacommentary. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Once More Into The Breach
Well, it's been almost a year, so it's time to dust off the cobwebs and get this rolling again. There's a Facebook page for the blog now, but I can't give the page a username until it gets 25 fans, so once we're there I'll update this post with a link to the page. Genesis 16 to follow shortly!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
It's that time of the year...
It's final papers and coming-up-on-exams time over here. As you might guess, this will make my update schedule rather wonky. The posts will come...when they come. Hope to see you all on the other side!
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Just So You Know....
According to this wikipedia entry there are 1,189 chapters in the bible.
I hope to see you all in July 2012. If I get to the final chapter of Revelation, that is, and keep a mostly-daily schedule
I hope to see you all in July 2012. If I get to the final chapter of Revelation, that is, and keep a mostly-daily schedule
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Aaaand We're Back
Hi Everybody!
Sorry about the delay in posting. I got hit with a frustrating virus of some kind that blocked my signing into sites like Blogger.
I have reformatted, and we're back and ready to go. Expect Chapter 3 of Genesis sometime tomorrow.
Sorry about the delay in posting. I got hit with a frustrating virus of some kind that blocked my signing into sites like Blogger.
I have reformatted, and we're back and ready to go. Expect Chapter 3 of Genesis sometime tomorrow.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Getting Started
A little bit of an introduction. I'm a University student, liberal Anglican (verging on heretic), working on finding my own spiritual center and understanding my faith and my beliefs.
So, you know, just the small stuff.
I've discovered over the years that I'm not a huge fan of religious extremism of any sort, to put it lightly, and the belief in purely literal interpretations of the bible tends to frustrate me as well. This has, I think, led me to shy away from scripture in general, and from using scripture to defend of my faith in particular.
I've noticed, however, that this puts me at a great disadvantage when discussing matters of faith and belief with the people who put a little more stock in the bible than I do, as they tend to know the works better.
This blog is not for everybody, I'm sure. My snarkiness and flippancy will come through, and this is a topic which is dear to many people, and I could see some being offended by my comments on various pieces of scripture. I want those people to know that I do not do this to offend them. Humour, especially dry, sarcastic humour, is a way I deal with difficult issues.
My goal is to deal with a significant portion of the Bible a day, starting from the beginning and moving through to the end (funny, that). This will usually be a chapter each day, but possibly more or less depending on the length of the chapters involved: Probably more than one a day in the psalms.
I am well aware that this is going to take years, but hey, it's the journey that matters, right?
I will be using an online version of the Annotated NRSV. I'll be providing a link to the exact page I read when I provide here my summary and thoughts on the passages.
Next Post: Genesis 1
So, you know, just the small stuff.
I've discovered over the years that I'm not a huge fan of religious extremism of any sort, to put it lightly, and the belief in purely literal interpretations of the bible tends to frustrate me as well. This has, I think, led me to shy away from scripture in general, and from using scripture to defend of my faith in particular.
I've noticed, however, that this puts me at a great disadvantage when discussing matters of faith and belief with the people who put a little more stock in the bible than I do, as they tend to know the works better.
This blog is not for everybody, I'm sure. My snarkiness and flippancy will come through, and this is a topic which is dear to many people, and I could see some being offended by my comments on various pieces of scripture. I want those people to know that I do not do this to offend them. Humour, especially dry, sarcastic humour, is a way I deal with difficult issues.
My goal is to deal with a significant portion of the Bible a day, starting from the beginning and moving through to the end (funny, that). This will usually be a chapter each day, but possibly more or less depending on the length of the chapters involved: Probably more than one a day in the psalms.
I am well aware that this is going to take years, but hey, it's the journey that matters, right?
I will be using an online version of the Annotated NRSV. I'll be providing a link to the exact page I read when I provide here my summary and thoughts on the passages.
Next Post: Genesis 1
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