'Ecumenical Introduction to the Bible'

'This paper volition attempt to canvass chapter s raze from Michael L. Barrés allow word of honor: An Ecumenical excogitation to the Bible and Its Interpretation. In order to advance this assignment, I allow for provide my compendious of the material and my ad hominem response to it as well. The chapter itself is quite an short and pithy only creation eleven pages long. It was a very truehearted read that I felt leave step up well-nigh crucial points. The chapter was quite factual and didnt truly answer ` wherefore` to a dish up of its points. Despite this, the chapter did squander some center field opening points. In general I viewed the Bible as an ancient book with some(prenominal) distinguishable stories. I neer thought close to how the Bible would accept had to undergo a long tour through many eras, people and places onwards it became the sacred text edition we recognize today. The chapter opens inform the reader that the script was not compose in english, in fact it was not scripted for quite some time. The chapter discusses the oral character of biblical usages. The majority of the biblical stories once existed in oral form. at one time I grew meagrely concerned. Surely if the countersign started off as an oral tradition without anything being written slew, pieces of the story could own been added or even taken out moreover akin a naughty of Chinese whispers. For example, Matthew`s version of the clerics request did not incorporate the words ``For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen``.(120) This lead me to wonder where Matthew got this from and why didnt the other evangelists bind this included. Is the Lord`s words from the evangel accounts actually what the Lord said himself or were people just making things up themselves. For most ancient texts such as the Bible, the exact dates of man are unrecoverable which leaves a rush of unanswered questions. The chap ter also discusses how the New will ( the gospels in particular) were also passed down orally. Further re... '