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11 April 2005The Good (e)BookTom Lehrer, when he proposed "The Vatican Rag" as a means of making the Church more "commercial," was kidding. I think. Meanwhile in England, the Norfolk County Council is revising the syllabus for religious education, and one of their revisions calls for the abandonment of the name "Old Testament" for the first thirty-nine books of Scripture; says the council, it makes this part of the Bible seem out of date. Of course, the New Testament isn't all that new either, come to think of it, and if you ask me, there's only one way to resolve this issue: with a contest. Your assignment, should you decide to accept it, is to come up with new names for both Old Testament and New Testament that will pass muster with the likes of the Council without being excessively irreverent or irrelevant. Feel free to request the assistance of the Holy (Suggested by this Tongue Tied item.) TrackBack: 10:24 PM, 13 April 2005 » Carnival of the Vanities #134 - Avignon Edition from This Blog Is Full Of Crap From Wikipedia: An antipope is one whose claim to being Pope is the result of a disputed or contested election. These antipopes were usually in opposition to a specific person chosen by the papal electors (since the Middle Ages, the......[read more] I’m too fond of OT to let it go so I suggest Original Testament to replace old. Similarly I like NT too much so how about Next Testament, but that suggests that there could be more than just the 2, so how about Newer Testament, to avoid confusion. Posted by: Steven Roemerman at 3:06 PM on 11 April 2005"The Testament Formerly Known as Old" Posted by: Brett Thomasson at 3:08 PM on 11 April 2005The easiest would be just call 'em "Part One" and "Part Two". Or perhaps something more "Tolkien-sque" "The Bible: The Lord, The Law, and The Followers" and "The Bible: The Ransom Of The Lamb.
Well, with people of unknown religion, I often call the "Old Testament" the "Hebrew Bible," which has the benefit of being both descriptive, inoffensive, and accurate. For the New Testament, I'd go with "The Christian Testament," "The Chrisitan Testimony," or "The Gospel." Posted by: Dan at 3:23 PM on 11 April 2005Well the Jewish faith may take exception to the Roman Catholics calling their Old Testament the “Hebrew Bible,” as it has books in its cannon that the Jewish faith does not recognize. Posted by: Steven Roemerman at 3:39 PM on 11 April 2005I guess I'd better sit this one out since, Bible I: Wrath of the Father Bible II: Son of--- Aw, skip it. Posted by: McGehee at 5:16 PM on 11 April 2005oops! Weren't you the one who posted this? I think she could have tied a lot of these items together into a whole Acts like he/she is still in junior high school category. What's your point? Or have you appointed yourself my own personal stalker? Posted by: McGehee at 8:13 PM on 11 April 2005I say, McG, you shouldn't criticize her for being self-appointed. It is considered gauche for a gentleman to appoint his own stalker. Posted by: Sean Gleeson at 8:44 PM on 11 April 2005(dusting off my humor organelles) Old Testament = Sing It, God! New Testament = Sing It Again, God, and this time with feeling. Posted by: Joe Goodwin at 9:37 PM on 11 April 2005Sean, I've been blogging almost three years now. It's bloody well about time somebody appointed themselves to stalk me. I deserve it! Posted by: McGehee at 10:47 PM on 11 April 2005Maybe she's a confused Baltimore Orioles fan. A 5.94 ERA is pretty hard to forgive and forget. Posted by: Sean Gleeson at 1:36 AM on 12 April 2005Promise and Fulfillment. Part It and Walk On It? Commandments and Amendments? History and How To? Posted by: Matt at 5:53 PM on 13 April 2005Oh, and ... we don't talk about the Oriole guy at my house. Posted by: McGehee at 3:17 PM on 14 April 2005 |