Comments on: The Overall Level of Quality is Strikingly Low http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/09/14/the-overall-level-of-quality-is-strikingly-low/ by Hemant Mehta Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Huw http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/09/14/the-overall-level-of-quality-is-strikingly-low/#comment-69092 Huw Sat, 15 Sep 2007 10:27:03 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/09/14/the-overall-level-of-quality-is-strikingly-low/#comment-69092 We had a Bible-as-Lit class (c. 1980 in Cobb County, GA - Gingrich land). A lot of the "real Christians" didn't like it because it compared the Bible to other texts in a "world-lit" sense: looking for sources, understanding the culture, etc. I seem to remember it was one semester long. I'd think that such classes would still be a threat to the uber-pious because they encourage folks to think about the text in the same way one thinks about Shakespeare or John Donne. We had a Bible-as-Lit class (c. 1980 in Cobb County, GA – Gingrich land). A lot of the “real Christians” didn’t like it because it compared the Bible to other texts in a “world-lit” sense: looking for sources, understanding the culture, etc. I seem to remember it was one semester long. I’d think that such classes would still be a threat to the uber-pious because they encourage folks to think about the text in the same way one thinks about Shakespeare or John Donne.

]]> By: Joel Sax http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/09/14/the-overall-level-of-quality-is-strikingly-low/#comment-69052 Joel Sax Sat, 15 Sep 2007 05:07:29 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/09/14/the-overall-level-of-quality-is-strikingly-low/#comment-69052 I doubt that they will go into the issue of different authors writing the Pentateuch. I believe they isolated five. Or is God just an impersonator, a Peter Sellers walking on water? I doubt that they will go into the issue of different authors writing the Pentateuch. I believe they isolated five. Or is God just an impersonator, a Peter Sellers walking on water?

]]> By: Maria http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/09/14/the-overall-level-of-quality-is-strikingly-low/#comment-69040 Maria Sat, 15 Sep 2007 03:29:40 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/09/14/the-overall-level-of-quality-is-strikingly-low/#comment-69040 it's nice to see a religious scholar supporting separation of church and state it’s nice to see a religious scholar supporting separation of church and state

]]> By: HappyNat http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/09/14/the-overall-level-of-quality-is-strikingly-low/#comment-69028 HappyNat Sat, 15 Sep 2007 02:08:49 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/09/14/the-overall-level-of-quality-is-strikingly-low/#comment-69028 <blockquote>My high school actually had a Bible-as-literature class you could take for one semester of senior-year English (they were studying the King James Version, I think). I never took it, though.</blockquote> I took this class as a senior elective in my high school. The class wasn't too biased as I remember, although I was a good Christian boy at the time so I'm not sure I'd have noticed. I do remember the teacher connecting stories from the bible to other works of literature and the class wasn't too preachy. Some of what I learned from the class led me to read more of the bible and therefore discount it as hogwash so it wasn't all bad.

My high school actually had a Bible-as-literature class you could take for one semester of senior-year English (they were studying the King James Version, I think). I never took it, though.

I took this class as a senior elective in my high school. The class wasn’t too biased as I remember, although I was a good Christian boy at the time so I’m not sure I’d have noticed. I do remember the teacher connecting stories from the bible to other works of literature and the class wasn’t too preachy. Some of what I learned from the class led me to read more of the bible and therefore discount it as hogwash so it wasn’t all bad.

]]> By: Susan http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/09/14/the-overall-level-of-quality-is-strikingly-low/#comment-69017 Susan Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:17:12 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/09/14/the-overall-level-of-quality-is-strikingly-low/#comment-69017 My high school actually had a Bible-as-literature class you could take for one semester of senior-year English (they were studying the King James Version, I think). I never took it, though. My high school actually had a Bible-as-literature class you could take for one semester of senior-year English (they were studying the King James Version, I think). I never took it, though.

]]> By: Richard Wade http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/09/14/the-overall-level-of-quality-is-strikingly-low/#comment-69006 Richard Wade Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:26:38 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/09/14/the-overall-level-of-quality-is-strikingly-low/#comment-69006 <blockquote>factual errors; unsubstantiated claims; faulty logic; and unclear wording.</blockquote> Wait, is he describing the textbook or the Bible?

factual errors; unsubstantiated claims; faulty logic; and unclear wording.

Wait, is he describing the textbook or the Bible?

]]> By: Karen http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/09/14/the-overall-level-of-quality-is-strikingly-low/#comment-69001 Karen Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:04:23 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/09/14/the-overall-level-of-quality-is-strikingly-low/#comment-69001 Hoo boy, that's a shocker, huh? /snark Hoo boy, that’s a shocker, huh?
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