Too Fictionized?
- Melchi Asuma
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Re: Too Fictionized?
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That is my view, as well. I grant that the additions have made the stories more understandable and, to some, answered questions they have had for many years, but in the end, it remains, as you said mere conjecture. Thanks for stopping in and sharing your thoughts!Melchi Asuma wrote: ↑03 Oct 2019, 10:08 Adding to the Bible stories makes it fictionalized no matter how feasible the additions sound. This is mainly because the addituons are simply conjencture.
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I grant that it adds another element to stories that have had "holes" in them for centuries. It's interesting to see where the author took things. Thanks for stopping in and sharing your thoughts!
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I agree. That's a unique way of phrasing it: "...creates an interesting view of those stories." Did you feel that the inserted parts changed the stories away from the view presented in the Bible?
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I understand. I did not mean the stories themselves were fiction, only the parts that the author added (apparently) to aid in comprehending them. I hope I've cleared up any confusion you may have had. Please let me know if I need to explain further. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts with us!
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I'm so happy you agree! I was somewhat concerned that some would think the author had taken too much liberty with the stories he highlighted. The consensus seems to be that he added just the right amount to help people understand without taking anything away from the story itself. Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!
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I completely agree that many of the stories, as originally written, definitely do not give us the full picture. That's actually one of the first problems I had with the Bible as a child. There just seemed to be so much missing, so many 'plot holes' if you will. I do recognize that what the author has added helps to fill in the gaps and even aid in comprehension, and he did well in keeping to the original meanings of the stories. Thanks so much for stopping in and sharing your thoughts with us!!.maxiphemmax wrote: ↑21 Oct 2019, 04:56 I do not think the author over emphasized the true picture of the bibblical stories. Most of these stories when writen down sometimes do not really portray all the total pictures of how it happenned. Therefore, having an author with more information to fill the gap is sometimes cool, and it being so related to the biblical precedence makes it more cool.
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Very true! I suppose the stories as originally written could be considered "just the facts," I never really thought about it that way. It seems you've provided me with a different pov as well! Thanks for stopping in and sharing your thoughts with us!