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Willie-T

Willie-T

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Pemican said:
I wonder what would happen if the only book we ever read was the Bible.
In some places and times this was literally true, even in America.
Even today, in some African communities, the kids learn English by using the
Bible as their text book. That's all that is available.
I have a few favorite books that I have read over and over again.
I wonder how I would be affected if I forgot about them, and read only the
Bible over and over again. It is, after all, the only source of absolute truth we have.
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Frankly, that would be a terribly limiting world to me.
 
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wwjd_kilden

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Pemican said:
I wonder what would happen if the only book we ever read was the Bible.
In some places and times this was literally true, even in America.
Even today, in some African communities, the kids learn English by using the
Bible as their text book. That's all that is available.
I have a few favorite books that I have read over and over again.
I wonder how I would be affected if I forgot about them, and read only the
Bible over and over again. It is, after all, the only source of absolute truth we have.
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The bible should be our most important book, but the only one?

how will you teach the next generation the skills they need to get a job?
 
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jennymae

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I've just started reading "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee" by Dee Brown.
 
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Willowwind

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I'm reading the bible (but there are so many names I can't pronounce). How do you learn to pronounce all those names? I just sort of mumble over the name and keep reading or I try to pronounce it and wonder if I'm saying the name correctly. Are there any resources out there that anyone knows of? The bible has so many gems of wisdom. But I don't like reading about animal sacrifice; I feel bad for the animals.
 
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wwjd_kilden

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I don't think any of us pronounce them correctly, they are names from languages most of us don't know, so don't get too caught up with them. Also, some have different names in different languages. Here is a list , not sure how much it helps

Behind the Name: Biblical Greek Names
 
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Tintin

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Willowwind said:
I'm reading the bible (but there are so many names I can't pronounce). How do you learn to pronounce all those names? I just sort of mumble over the name and keep reading or I try to pronounce it and wonder if I'm saying the name correctly. Are there any resources out there that anyone knows of? The bible has so many gems of wisdom. But I don't like reading about animal sacrifice; I feel bad for the animals.
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Sorry, you're just coming to have to put up with animal sacrifice, that's the way sins were atoned for (amongst other things) in Old Testament times. As for the many unpronounceable names in the Bible, most names are possible to pronounce, some are just more difficult than others. I'm mildly dyslexic and yet I can do it. So I have faith that you can do it, if you put your mind to it. I take the name and break it up into manageable chunks. A few letters at a time, get the feel of what I'm saying. Then, when I'm satisfied with it, I try saying the word in one hit. It takes a bit of practice with some names, but you'll get there. The worst thing you can do is skip over each and every tricky name in the Bible. The good news is you don't have to read books like Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy too often and they're the main offenders when it comes to censuses and genealogies. You can do it!

Example name:

Melchizedek

Break it up into manageable chunks: Mel, chiz, ed, ek.
Then try: Melchiz, edek.
Put them together and you get: Melchizedek.
 
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wwjd_kilden

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Tintin said:
Sorry, you're just coming to have to put up with animal sacrifice, that's the way sins were atoned for (amongst other things) in Old Testament times. As for the many unpronounceable names in the Bible, most names are possible to pronounce, some are just more difficult than others. I'm mildly dyslexic and yet I can do it. So I have faith that you can do it, if you put your mind to it. I take the name and break it up into manageable chunks. A few letters at a time, get the feel of what I'm saying. Then, when I'm satisfied with it, I try saying the word in one hit. It takes a bit of practice with some names, but you'll get there. The worst thing you can do is skip over each and every tricky name in the Bible. The good news is you don't have to read books like Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy too often and they're the main offenders when it comes to censuses and genealogies. You can do it!

Example name:

Melchizedek

Break it up into manageable chunks: Mel, chiz, ed, ek.
Then try: Melchiz, edek.
Put them together and you get: Melchizedek.
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That's good advice :) but still we technically say them wrong
ie John: John (English), Johannes (Nowegian), Ióannés ,(Greek) and apparently:
of Hebrew origin Yochanan
 
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Abing

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I'll be reading the life of Howard Shore today! Not a book though, just WikiPedia :)
 
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Tintin

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wwjd_kilden said:
That's good advice :) but still we technically say them wrong
ie John: John (English), Johannes (Nowegian), Ióannés ,(Greek) and apparently:
of Hebrew origin Yochanan
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Yes, that's true. Not so much wrong as different (depending on the language).
 
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thatgirl29

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I've been reading a lot of Joyce Meyers Books, currently on Battlefield of the Mind
 
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Abing

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thatgirl29 said:
I've been reading a lot of Joyce Meyers Books, currently on Battlefield of the Mind
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I recently finished that! Now my mother is reading it. I loved it, thatgirl29. I hope you enjoy and learn a lot from it too. I read it while I was on an emotional chaos and it helped me a lot in getting my priorities set again and slowly I started recovering. And now I've totally recovered (with more help from everyone in my life and people I look up to, and above all, Jesus Christ, Himself).
 
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Siberian_Khatru

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Just finished The Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell. Not bad; it had some intriguing concepts and arguments. It was kind of a lot of word salad, though.

Working on Misquoting Jesus by Bart D. Ehrman, now. *evades incoming stones*
 
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Abing

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Reading the same things on WikiPedia tonight. That is if I don't fall asleep before even typing in the search box.
 
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Nellie

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Hi there , I'm new here so I'm just looking at posts now, hopefully this will restart the discussion, I've just fonshed Bonhoeffer by Eric Metaxes, it was quite a read, it took me 6 months.I usually read fast but i wanted to digest this one, and reflect on it as i read it, i have to say it has been one of the most illuminating books about the second world war from Germany and the Church point and how Hitler got into everything even the Lutheran Church . It is also an enlightening book about how we as Christians should be and how discipleship is important as a way of life.
My next book is Mere Christianity by C.S.Lewis.
My previous reads have been
Eat this book by Eugene Peterson
The Shack by Wm Paul young and his book Cross Roads and i have Eve to be read on my kindle.
How to hear Gods voice effectively and easily by Adam Houge
My Dear Child by Colin Urquhart
I read other books and have an eclectic taste ranging from sic fi, murder/mystery, paranormal, fiction and historical fiction. I read a lot of non fiction too, my current theme is the 2 world wars.
Looking forward to hearing from other readers.
Thank you Nellie
 
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Tintin

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Nellie said:
Hi there , I'm new here so I'm just looking at posts now, hopefully this will restart the discussion, I've just fonshed Bonhoeffer by Eric Metaxes, it was quite a read, it took me 6 months.I usually read fast but i wanted to digest this one, and reflect on it as i read it, i have to say it has been one of the most illuminating books about the second world war from Germany and the Church point and how Hitler got into everything even the Lutheran Church . It is also an enlightening book about how we as Christians should be and how discipleship is important as a way of life.
My next book is Mere Christianity by C.S.Lewis.
My previous reads have been
Eat this book by Eugene Peterson
The Shack by Wm Paul young and his book Cross Roads and i have Eve to be read on my kindle.
How to hear Gods voice effectively and easily by Adam Houge
My Dear Child by Colin Urquhart
I read other books and have an eclectic taste ranging from sic fi, murder/mystery, paranormal, fiction and historical fiction. I read a lot of non fiction too, my current theme is the 2 world wars.
Looking forward to hearing from other readers.
Thank you Nellie
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Be careful with Young. His theology is anything but biblically orthodox.
 
Willie-T

Willie-T

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51inbDs0rWL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg I have the hard copy of this, but it is falling apart from so much reading.
It finally became very inexpensive on Kindle, ( $2.99 at Amazon.) so I just bought that, too.

A lot of typos, but it is a fascinating read.
 
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wwjd_kilden

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am about to get started on Bleak House
 
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