[lit-ideas] Re: Radical Islam and Radical Americanism
- From: Eric Yost <mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:49:39 -0400
On 11/3/2010 6:27 PM, Mike Geary wrote:
Many commentators today show that far from being nonviolent, the Bible is
really full of violence.
Like...yeah. The "Bible" is an anthology of
scrolls that exist in many versions, from many
traditions. To expect coherence is silly, like
expecting all the poets in the Norton Anthology to
agree with each other. For example, either 1&2
Kings or 1&2 Chronicles is true...they can't both
be accurate.
It's as though Mike were angry at Palgrave's
_Golden Treasury_.
For me, the important point about the Decalogue
(those ten rules not being singled out until the
Middle Ages) which Lawrence makes is between
"murder" and "kill." People often assume the hairy
thunderer requires "Thou shalt not kill." In fact,
it is "Thou shalt not murder."
On the other hand, the Koran is soaked in blood, a
book born of blood and conquest. Doesn't bother
me. I like Viking Sagas too.
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