NS [#2302]

[godisimaginary]

nope, still nothing about a bible.

Of course it is.  "bible" is just latin or greek for "book".  Books, being written on chiseled stone, were much thicker in Moses' time.

I don't know enough about this part of the bible to get the meaning out of the verse you quoted. In what context is he talking? He is asking him to spread the word?

So, the bible that we know it was written on stone, then transferred to paper?

[screwtape]

I said that somewhat tongue-in-cheek.  In that part of the story yhwh instructed Moses to make another set of stone tablets for the 10 commandments.  Moses was known as "Butterfingers" to his family, and he dropped the original set, which I believe yhwh also told him to write down.

So, in a sense, yhwh did say to write stuff down, specifically, yhwh's laws.  It did not say to write "The Bible", since that was not even a concept at the alleged time of Moses.  So you are right that you will not find that imperative in the bible.  But you will find instances of yhwh demanding that laws be written down.

[godisimaginary]

I said that somewhat tongue-in-cheek.  In that part of the story yhwh instructed Moses to make another set of stone tablets for the 10 commandments.  Moses was known as "Butterfingers" to his family, and he dropped the original set, which I believe yhwh also told him to write down.

So, in a sense, yhwh did say to write stuff down, specifically, yhwh's laws.  It did not say to write "The Bible", since that was not even a concept at the alleged time of Moses.  So you are right that you will not find that imperative in the bible.  But you will find instances of yhwh demanding that laws be written down.

Interesting, point noted.

[anthony_retford]

As a practical matter how would he carry these stones? Maybe they were round and he could have rolled them down the mountain but even so that would have been several thousand.

[godisimaginary]

As a practical matter how would he carry these stones? Maybe they were round and he could have rolled them down the mountain but even so that would have been several thousand.

more evidence proving this in fact did not happen? Maybe, god gave moses super human strength at that moment.

[Gimpy]

I thought he actually destroyed the tablets on purpose when he came down off the mountain and saw that the people had gotten all carnal.

He got mad and threw the stone tablets off the mountain and they landed in a heap of rubble.

I thought that was the reason he could not enter the Promise Land.

Or am I mixing him up with Charlton Heston?

[omniweasel]

I thought he actually destroyed the tablets on purpose when he came down off the mountain and saw that the people had gotten all carnal.

He got mad and threw the stone tablets off the mountain and they landed in a heap of rubble.

I thought that was the reason he could not enter the Promise Land.

Or am I mixing him up with Charlton Heston?

 he did, but he had to make another set

[Gimpy]

I thought he actually destroyed the tablets on purpose when he came down off the mountain and saw that the people had gotten all carnal.

He got mad and threw the stone tablets off the mountain and they landed in a heap of rubble.

I thought that was the reason he could not enter the Promise Land.

Or am I mixing him up with Charlton Heston?

 he did, but he had to make another set

Sorry, my comment was in response to the "butterfingers" allegation. It was my understanding that the story was he threw them to the ground and broke them and didn't pull a Chevy Chase. . . .

Either way, it's still a story. But I like the Chuck Heston roid rage scene, myself.

[omniweasel]

butterfingers was the Mel Brooks Moses

[Gimpy]

butterfingers was the Mel Brooks Moses

Ah! Gotchya!

[screwtape]

In the one with Randy "Macho Man" Savage as Moses, he head butted one and then dropped an elbow on the other from the top rope.  Ooohhh yeaaaaah.

If Hulk Hogan were 5 commandments

[Nam]

Of course it is.  "bible" is just latin or greek for "book".  Books, being written on chiseled stone, were much thicker in Moses' time.

So were there egos.



-Nam

[Nam]

So, the bible that we know it was written on stone, then transferred to paper?

More like animal skin then paper.

-Nam

[Nam]

So, in a sense, yhwh did say to write stuff down, specifically, yhwh's laws.  It did not say to write "The Bible", since that was not even a concept at the alleged time of Moses.  So you are right that you will not find that imperative in the bible.  But you will find instances of yhwh demanding that laws be written down.

I slightly disagree. We will see man stating that their particular deity stating to write things down.

-Nam

[Nam]

As a practical matter how would he carry these stones? Maybe they were round and he could have rolled them down the mountain but even so that would have been several thousand.

Moses was Arnold Schwarzenegger of his time.

-Nam

[voodoo child]

Sorry if I didn't get to some questions, I don't have a lot of time.
And for all of you, remember:

you had enough time to post 8pieces of drivel and never answered one question from anyone.

preach much? I am coming for your skin preacherman watch for me.