Jesus goes Lite

[BoredBloke]

Who really cares? If your a god botherer then no doubt this slimline bible will be of use to you when you need something to stop people sitting next to you on the train. Everybody else will simply ignore it like they do with the bigger version.

[wc2]

Read in 2 hours ? WOW

I'd still rather be in the dentists chair - at least that would do me some good

[PerlOfWisdom]

Owlhoot - personally I think it is condescending as it is aimed at adults. The Bible is effective when taken in its entirety. Where else will you find a book written by 40 different authors written over 1500 years all with the same description of God, his nature and plan for the world. Now that's inspired!!!

They must have copied!

[Chico]

Owlhoot - personally I think it is condescending as it is aimed at adults. The Bible is effective when taken in its entirety. Where else will you find a book written by 40 different authors written over 1500 years all with the same description of God, his nature and plan for the world. Now that's inspired!!!

[The Lone Gunman]

Are you sure it isn't because if someone buggered about with the Koran umpteen million Muslims would riot?

The reason they would riot is because God told them they should if anyone buggered about with the word of God, do you see?
The Koran and the traditions can not be taken apart and put back together piecemeal as the bleeding hearts and appeasers would have us believe, it is an all or nothing religion so either the majority of Muslims are liars or under their own terms are eternally damned for not following the tenets of the their religion.

[EternalOptimist]

look what happened to salman rushdie

[The Late, Great JC]

Well you see, that is because the Koran is the word of God as given to Mohammed whereas the Bible is a bunch of second (or third or more) hand anecdotes as written down by a whole host of people some of which are contradictory.

Are you sure it isn't because if someone buggered about with the Koran umpteen million Muslims would riot?

[The Lone Gunman]

Hey, now come on! I'll not have all this!!! They won't shorten the bloody Koran, why are are they dumbing down the Bible?

Well you see, that is because the Koran is the word of God as given to Mohammed whereas the Bible is a bunch of second (or third or more) hand anecdotes as written down by a whole host of people some of which are contradictory.

[The Late, Great JC]

"Jesus goes lite"

So he didn't walk on water he just floated

Hey, now come on! I'll not have all this!!! They won't shorten the bloody Koran, why are are they dumbing down the Bible?

Another thing, can somebody please stop these Muslims from spitting in the street? It's fecking revolting!

[BoredBloke]

"Jesus goes lite"

So he didn't walk on water he just floated

[OwlHoot]

Oh dear - someone will end up roasting in hell!

For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

Revelation ch 22 vv 18 - 19

Care to comment, Chico?

[Jabberwocky]

How do you know those pictures aren't original if not allegorical ?

[voron]

The only way to encourage kids to read the bible would once have been to put more dirty bits in. Expect that doesn't work now.

Kids usually add their own dirty bits. Giant ejaculating willies and large breasts judging by the text books I was given at school.

[xoggoth]

The only way to encourage kids to read the bible would once have been to put more dirty bits in. Expect that doesn't work now.

[voron]

The Beeb

A new version of the Bible which its author says can be read in less than two hours is due to be launched.
The 100-Minute Bible, written as a page-turner for those who do not have the time to read the full version, will be unveiled at Canterbury Cathedral.

Its author, ex-headteacher the Rev Michael Hinton said: "We have majored on Jesus, because he is the central figure in the Bible."

Bishop of Jarrow, the Rt Rev John Pritchard was a consultant on the book.

"I don't think most people know the Bible very well," he said.
"This is an attempt to say, 'Look, there's a great story here - let's get into it and let's not get put off by the things that are going to be the sub-plot. Let's give you the big plot'."

More than 11,000 copies of the 100-Minute Bible, which is roughly the size of a notebook, have been printed, for distribution to churches and schools.

It took Mr Hinton more than two years to cut down the 66 books of the Bible into a version that could be read in 1hr 40min.

He said readers would find all the familiar Bible stories.

"We majored on the ones that have entered the common consciousness, like Noah's Ark, Jonah and so on."

The publishers of the book say that, just like the original, the 100-minute version should be a bestseller.

Len Budd, proprietor of the 100-Minute Press, said: "This is a book for adults and has been written in a style to encourage readers to keep turning the pages, but without resorting to any literary gimmicks."