Couple ideas.įirst, only fundamentalist Christians give literal readings of the Bible and it's a relatively new development in Christianity, historically speaking. Sure, and thanks for the invitation (trying to keep it light here). Rather than confront the stark contrast between their notions of God and how the Bible portrays God, they jump on the fact that I am an atheist, and therefore must be up to nefarious trickery (or that I'm in league with the devil). Finding out that I am not religious seems to be an out for a lot of such critics. But it hardly seems right to blame the messenger for showing an accurate portrayal of the Bible's content. In the New Testament Yahweh himself only makes a few cameo appearances, and one might be tempted to think that his character has fundamentally changed (which seems like an odd thing to happen to God, but anyhow), but if you continue all the way through to the book of Revelation, the ol' fire-and-brimstone Yahweh makes a triumphant return and a continuity of character is reestablished.Īll this can be quite jarring and can cause serious cognitive dissonance for religious believers who have not actually read the Bible and have formed their idea of a loving and caring God from other sources. But I don't see how someone could actually read the Old Testament and come away with a different impression of Yahweh. One could well believe that it is holy and right for Yahweh to be upset and vengeful, or one could believe it's despicable and wrong. I say that without making any judgment of Yahweh's character, I am strictly making an impartial observation. But the more of the Bible I read, the more it seemed impossible that anyone would depict Yahweh with anything other than an angry and vengeful disposition. I approached the Bible with an open mind and very few preconceived notions. At the same time, it's kind of understandable given people's lack of knowledge about the content of the Bible (and often their complete obliviousness to that ignorance).īefore I read the Bible for myself, I surely did not have a preconceived notion of Yahweh always being upset or acting vengeful. It's unfortunate that these criticisms of my books come in the form of 1-star reviews on Amazon, serving to scare people away from my books that might otherwise really appreciate them. Hello? Is this thing on?: The main IAmA action was on 11/23/13, but I'll check in here every so often and answer any interesting questions that haven't already been answered for as long as people feel like asking them. My Proof: Announcement of IAmA on The Brick Testament news page Here's a timely excerpt from my new Assassination! book: It's called Assassination! The Brick Chronicle of Attempts on the Lives of Twelve US Presidents. Latest project: My latest LEGO-illustrated book is a departure from the Bible and covers a niche of American history.
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I'm very pleased that this approach has won fans among the full spectrum of belief from the devoutly religious to ardent atheists. All the stories are retold using direct quotes from scripture with chapter and verse cited.
In all of these Bible-related projects, I've endeavored to let the Bible speak for itself.
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