Comments on: Chapter, Verse, Blog http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/07/chapter-verse-blog.html Looking for the 1st century Church in 21st century America Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:03:48 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Simon http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/07/chapter-verse-blog.html#comment-41462 Simon Sun, 21 Sep 2008 10:30:14 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/07/chapter-verse-blog.html#comment-41462 Great Article, I've always thought Bishop Stephen Langton didn't do us the greatest favour in dividing the Bible into chapters and verses. When you consider the large tomes of computer, medical, novel, and other books that people read, it does seem tragic that most cannot read the Bible through at least once a year, which I consider a bottom limit in my Bible reading. I also liked your comment about needing to quote a verse for everything. Personally I believe those who are familiar with the Bible should know whether something is Biblical or not when they hear it or read it, without needing a verse quoted (Hezekiah 4:17). Much in the same way that I don't need to have a rule book to drive my car because I know them in general fairly well. Great Article, I’ve always thought Bishop Stephen Langton didn’t do us the greatest favour in dividing the Bible into chapters and verses.

When you consider the large tomes of computer, medical, novel, and other books that people read, it does seem tragic that most cannot read the Bible through at least once a year, which I consider a bottom limit in my Bible reading.

I also liked your comment about needing to quote a verse for everything. Personally I believe those who are familiar with the Bible should know whether something is Biblical or not when they hear it or read it, without needing a verse quoted (Hezekiah 4:17). Much in the same way that I don’t need to have a rule book to drive my car because I know them in general fairly well.

]]> By: Kerry Jones http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/07/chapter-verse-blog.html#comment-38236 Kerry Jones Tue, 20 May 2008 10:20:53 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/07/chapter-verse-blog.html#comment-38236 FYI Publication of the Holy Scriptures without chapter and verse designations-- www.lulu.com/content/790707 www.lulu.com/content/766023 www.lulu.com/content/927765 All are available in book form or for download. What did the original readers/hearers of the writings of the Holy Scriptures understand the writer and Author to be stating? How were they expected to respond? If I believe in inspiration, then am I not expected to respond in the same way? How did disciples know how they were supposed to behave before the segmenting of the Holy Scriptures into chapters and verses? "Proof-texting" is practically impossible without the chapters and verses. Instead of "not seeing the forest for the trees," we have stripped the bark from the trees examining each piece of bark then reassembling the "trees" from the selected pieces into "trees" that fit our own desire. The resulting forest looks like we want it to look rather than what the Maker of the forest intended. FYI
Publication of the Holy Scriptures without chapter and verse designations–
http://www.lulu.com/content/790707
http://www.lulu.com/content/766023
http://www.lulu.com/content/927765
All are available in book form or for download.
What did the original readers/hearers of the writings of the Holy Scriptures understand the writer and Author to be stating?
How were they expected to respond?
If I believe in inspiration, then am I not expected to respond in the same way?
How did disciples know how they were supposed to behave before the segmenting of the Holy Scriptures into chapters and verses?
“Proof-texting” is practically impossible without the chapters and verses.
Instead of “not seeing the forest for the trees,” we have stripped the bark from the trees examining each piece of bark then reassembling the “trees” from the selected pieces into “trees” that fit our own desire. The resulting forest looks like we want it to look rather than what the Maker of the forest intended.

]]> By: Pastor Erik http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/07/chapter-verse-blog.html#comment-34834 Pastor Erik Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:44:01 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/07/chapter-verse-blog.html#comment-34834 Spoof texting is quite annoying. The worst part is when you realize that something you thought was biblical really isn't. I was raised in a church culture of proof-texting. Even though my father, who was also my pastor, was an amazing exegete, his theology was tainted by proof-texting. Thanks for the post! Spoof texting is quite annoying. The worst part is when you realize that something you thought was biblical really isn’t. I was raised in a church culture of proof-texting. Even though my father, who was also my pastor, was an amazing exegete, his theology was tainted by proof-texting.

Thanks for the post!

]]> By: Ludsville.net » We’ll move on from here http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/07/chapter-verse-blog.html#comment-5015 Ludsville.net » We’ll move on from here Thu, 10 Aug 2006 08:25:20 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/07/chapter-verse-blog.html#comment-5015 [...] That, however, is not the concern of this rant. Dan posted concerning the chopping and subsequent raping of the Bible. In his post, Chapter, Verse Blog, Dan goes on about the way cut and paste reading and wielding of the Bible causes a Rock, Paper, Scissors style circle of contradicting heresy. He then cites Pagan Christianity: The Origins of Our Modern Church Practices and The Untold Story of the New Testament Church in a short excerpt that everyone should read titled The Bible is not a Jigsaw Puzzle. The excerpt is basically the same sort of Atomic Mind Bomb that Dan’s post is, but from a different perspective. [...]

[...] That, however, is not the concern of this rant. Dan posted concerning the chopping and subsequent raping of the Bible. In his post, Chapter, Verse Blog, Dan goes on about the way cut and paste reading and wielding of the Bible causes a Rock, Paper, Scissors style circle of contradicting heresy. He then cites Pagan Christianity: The Origins of Our Modern Church Practices and The Untold Story of the New Testament Church in a short excerpt that everyone should read titled The Bible is not a Jigsaw Puzzle. The excerpt is basically the same sort of Atomic Mind Bomb that Dan’s post is, but from a different perspective. [...]

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