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Posted: 11/30/2007 5:11:06 PM EDT
I'm trying to get a sense of how holy the average ARFCOMMER is. I've found this metric to be the simplest and most accurate over time.
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Own: ZERO
Have in House: ZERO Allow in House: ZERO. That about covers it. |
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Are you a different religion or are you just afraid of it? I think we have about 6 between the four of us. |
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4. One was my Grandmothers Russian Orthodox prayer Bible.
Funny thing... I'm pretty much an agnostic heathen. |
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Me personally? probably about 6 or 7 In the house? probably a dozen or more +1 at work |
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They still look good on the shelf. To be honest it's not like most believers use theirs for anything more than decoration anyways. |
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I've actually read mine. More than once. It's how I ended up an agnostic... |
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I guess I'd have to agree with you. Even though I have one on my great room library shelf I haven't read a page in years.... |
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I've got the bible I received at my baptism right here on the computer desk. It's the one I use.
I have another in the bookcase in my bedroom and in one of my dresser drawers I have grandma's bible from when she was a child. She was born in 1898. I don't use it but very infrequently as it's rather fragile. |
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9 or 10 scattered between work, home, and my car. Various translations (someday I'll get a Geneva Bible). How many does a Parallel Bible count for (it has 4 translations). Sometimes I even read them.
I think I'm overcompensating for a mis-spent yoot. |
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In English, ~6. Counting other languages, >10. But I study biblical & parabiblical texts for my degree program, it's not only a hobby for me.
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I have five or six KJVs, a couple of other versions for reference, a parallel Bible, a "harmony" NT and a few other specialized versions. THere was a time that I spent anywhere from an hour to four or five hours a day reading and studying. Haven't read a passage in a year or two other than to look something up to post a response here (and for that I usually use a computer version).
Great book. Lots to learn from it. But once you "get it", you sort of lose the need to hang on every word . . . or at least I did. |
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None.
I've always wanted to read it, but, damn, that is a dry read. It needs some zazz. |
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A few New International Versions
Two King James Version, Two Torah, One Koran, |
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Try starting with Genesis, Judges, Proverbs, Mark, James, and Revelation. They're pretty zazzy. |
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I don't own any Bibles.
Which version would be the one to buy ?? To the best of my knowledge, the Anchor Bible is the most complete and consists of MANY volumes*. I fear people still read the King James 'version' and believe those "the's" and "thou's" were the way people spoke in Biblical times as opposed to the English of the period when the King James version was translated and published. 5sub *The Anchor Bible consists of 120+ volumes as of 2005. |
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Bladeswitcher wrote:
That is a very perceptive and accurate statement and I agree with you. |
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A Bunch, plus your pages two.
They are all King James, of course. |
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I have a real old mini one around here somewhere. it measures about 1.25 inch X .75 inch. U can read it too. I will ahve to find it and take a pic of it. It is about 60 years old.
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I study from an ESV bible, with a NASB, HCSB, and Amplified Bible on hand. I count four.
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You can own 100, but what good are they if you don't read them and live by them? I have quite a few, but don't read them enough. |
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None - All forms of Religion have long been banned in my home.
For the Record, all forms of Politics have been banned as well. |
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Here ya go:
There's much more of course. 5sub |
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I have dozens of them, everytime I go to a hotel it seems like someone left theirs behind in the nightstand so I grab it.
Pretty unpopular book as far as I can tell . |
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Afraid of religion? nope... Despise Religion... Yeppers... I do have some other nice science fiction novels that fill that void so I have no need for a bible. |
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I have 2, and I'm not even Christian.
To all you people who 'despise' religion or won't let it into your household, What are you afraid of? |
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Three.
One full King James Version, two miniature Gideon New Testaments. I also have two Qur`ans and a copy of the Dhammapadda. Edit: as an agnostic leaning more and more to atheist each day, I think it's silly to not allow bibles in your house. If you mean you don't have one and will never buy one for yourself or others, that's one thing entirely and a perfectly fine position. But to say you don't allow bibles in your house, what, do you tell family and friends who visit that they can't bring 'em for themselves? Do you search them or something? |
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I actually have a protestant "children's" bible (despite being an adult Catholic). I honostly have no idea where I got it, but I keep it around because it's one of the few where the language used doesn't make me want to gouge my eyes out.
Need to pick up a Catholic version at some point or another. |
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Define "Bible"? I have scriptures, probably not the same as most Arfcommers, but I have them. They do include much of what you probably consider a Bible.
-Ben |
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I think a great question would be... Who wants one? Let's start an exchange for those who would genuinely like one! People who have extras can send those to others who would like one!
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"Seven or more."
Sorry to disappoint though, bud. At least for me, there is zero bearing on my "holiness". <------- mondo-flawed human being. |
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Have OT in Hebrew & Greek
Have NT in Greek Have Whole Bible in Spanish, French & German Have CEV, KJVx2, NASBx2, NIVx2, LB, NLT, Jerusalem Bible, New World Translation, a translation for the deaf and a couple of others. |
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No bibles at all. I am not religious at all. I have thought about picking up Book of Exalted Deeds for my D&D collection. It would be to offset the Book of Vile Darkness and the Fiendish Codexes, full of demons and devils.
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