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exboyfil

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2. It is difficult if not impossible to undertand

Reply to patrice (Reply #1)

Sun May 27, 2012, 01:18 PM

May 2012

western literature without an understanding of the Bible. My understanding of literature increased tremendously when I started reading the Bible regularly. The Christian Bible covers both the Old and New Testament so some of the oldest stories known to man are included in knowledge of the Bible. You mention The Golden Bough - the Bible reflects archetypes of western culture. Such archetypes will be found in other foundation literature of other cultures.

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Why I want all our children to read the King James Bible [View all] cleanhippie May 2012 OP

It should also be regarded as part of the Humanities, along with Sir J.G. Frazer's patrice May 2012 #1

It is difficult if not impossible to undertand exboyfil May 2012 #2

I am quite surprised DonCoquixote May 2012 #3

Nice. I must say I concur - though I'd throw some additional reading in the mix. daaron May 2012 #4

That's good if the goal is to understand the context of the "Abrahamic religions." Igel May 2012 #15

"Since one has to stop some place..." Fair enough. daaron May 2012 #16

In the nine days since this was published, has he also called for the Quran to be included? rug May 2012 #5

You should ask him. cleanhippie May 2012 #6

Since you're here and it's you who reposted this nine days later, I'll ask you. rug May 2012 #7

No, and not the Bible, either. mr blur May 2012 #8

Do you think there should be a course on the Bible as literature? rug May 2012 #9

But missed the point you have... Act_of_Reparation May 2012 #13

Missed the point? No, he did'nt, it's just passive-aggressive bullshit. cleanhippie May 2012 #14

Really, if you accuse one of bullshit it's best to post it directly to that person. rug May 2012 #22

Oh, are you an expert at it? cleanhippie May 2012 #23

QED rug May 2012 #25

QED cleanhippie May 2012 #26

An emphasis on English literature only is the heritage of empire. rug May 2012 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author cleanhippie May 2012 #11

Yes. cleanhippie May 2012 #12

The KJV is important because unicorns. The only currently widely available Bible with unicorns. dimbear May 2012 #10

I have been told repeatedly how very interested Mr Dawkins is in evolution, and yet he struggle4progress May 2012 #17

You sure used a lot of words to simply say, "Dawkins is right, but I don't like him." laconicsax May 2012 #18

I do not think that "Dawkins is right" but rather that "Dawkins is superficial" struggle4progress May 2012 #19

He's an evolutionary biologist, not a history professor, mr blur May 2012 #20

That's a load. laconicsax May 2012 #24