Do you think the title is suitable for the book?
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Re: Do you think the title is suitable for the book?
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I think it's an okay title because it revolves around perhaps the most pivotal event of the OT -- God's promise to Abraham, which has significance for both Jews and Christians. In the NT, the OT promises are spiritualized to refer to Christ, but even many Christians believe the "great nation" will be established and ruled by Jews, with Jerusalem as the capitol, during a 1000 year kingdom.ArriettyClock wrote: ↑01 Aug 2019, 09:47 I found the title an odd choice, seeing as the book is about promoting the teachings of the Old Testament in a new and modern way.
The title could be seen in two ways - firstly that by understanding the teachings in the book that people would make society better generally and hence create a great nation. However, it could also mean that only those undertaking the teachings of the Old Testament are able to create a great nation. This second version is a worrying thought, especially in current societies where religious conflict is still ripe in many countries.
This suggests to me that the title should have been thought over more and replaced with a more suitable title.
Do you think this title is suitable for the book?
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I agree, I found the title fairly off putting. I'm really exhausted by politicians manipulating scripture to push their policy of the moment. Most of it is bastardizations anyway. So many wars have been fought with leaders insisting their cause was backed by some higher power. That's immediately what the title brought to mind for me. Major turn off.
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I have not read the book so I am not sure about the title. However, in the Bible itself, God says these words to Israel. He makes Israel a great nation through various Jews named throughout the Bible. His purpose is to use the Jewish people to spread His name throughout the world. He wants all to know who He is and to know him.ArriettyClock wrote: ↑01 Aug 2019, 09:47 I found the title an odd choice, seeing as the book is about promoting the teachings of the Old Testament in a new and modern way.
The title could be seen in two ways - firstly that by understanding the teachings in the book that people would make society better generally and hence create a great nation. However, it could also mean that only those undertaking the teachings of the Old Testament are able to create a great nation. This second version is a worrying thought, especially in current societies where religious conflict is still ripe in many countries.
This suggests to me that the title should have been thought over more and replaced with a more suitable title.
Do you think this title is suitable for the book?
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