Bible
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“If god had wanted the bible to be confusing, he would not have written it in English. Fortunately, he did, so there is no confusion.”
~ Fred on The Bible
“The Bible?... Oh yeah, the Bible. Man, we were on some serious hashish when we wrote that book.”
~ Moses on The Bible
The Bible (also known as The Holy Bile, Buy Bull, and Bye Bill) is a popular anthology of children's fairy tales, although it is also enjoyed by adults (albeit a bit too fervently), and one of the best selling fiction works of all time. The Bible encompasses various genres, including drama, mystery, musical, action, mythology, tragedy, poetry, thriller, adventure, fantasy, horror, historical fiction, pornography, and snuff. The Bible is a collaboration of various authors, first being published by Stone Tablets Press around 200 BC.[1]
The Bible is separated into two "seasons": Season One (The Old Testament) and Season Two (The New Testament). Season One is centered on the mysterious figure, "The Father", whose actions are only described vicariously. Season Two focuses on the progeny of The Father, dubbed "The Son". "The Son" is similar to "The Father", except in the first part of Season Two, where "The Son" plays a more active role.
Besides having an epic and dramatic storyline, The Bible includes various themes that some consider to be controversial, such as war, slavery, racism, murder, alcoholism, magic, genocide, rape, incest, masochism, bestiality, pedophilia, cannibalism, homophobia, and neoconservatism. Because of these controversies, The Bible is appropriately X-rated; it is also the only book freely read to children despite this rating. The Bible also employs various literary devices, such as symbolism, breaking the Fourth Wall, Deus Ex Machina, McGuffins, foreshadowing, magical realism, poetic justice, and anti-heroism among many others. Interestingly, The Bible refrains from using some more familiar literary devices, such as parody, frame story, in media res, back story, romance, and flashback, which according to many literary expert could have improved the drama of the stories.
An entire cult-like subculture has developed around The Bible. The mainstream fan club is called Christianity, a moniker adopted by one of the main character during Season Two. However, the fan club is divided into various organizations based on their interpretation of the book(s), including Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and various Protestantism. A collective term for many fans is, "Bible thumpers". Parody clubs have also emerged. Those who dislike The Bible and its spin-offs are generally (but often inaccurately) called Atheists, while those who either have not read the book are called Agnostics. Judaism is a fan club, originally centered in the Roman province of Judea, who prefer Season One while claiming that Season Two has "departed from the true spirit of the story". "Jews" (the nickname for members of Judaism fan club) usually see The Son as a good character but not canon, since it deviates from the original foreshadowing in Season One. However, critics noted that Jews hate Season Two due to its unfair depiction of Jews themselves.
Stone Tablets Press has indicated interest in a third Season, originally conceiving it to be centered on a third protagonist. The Holy Spirit, who had appearances in Season One and Season Two. However, due to various reasons, Season Three was abandoned and the entire series canceled, with The Revelation as the last episode published.
Some conspiracy theories have appeared throughout the years claiming that The Bible contains hidden messages, but expert research has so far revealed nothing except some recipes for spaghetti with meatballs that can be found when tapes of the series are played reverse.
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[edit] Season One: Old Testament
File:Moses with tablet.jpg In the Old Testament, the authors describe the fictional beginnings of Earth by the means of an unknown and unnamed sky fairy who is only identified by a self-description known as We. Later in the series, it is revealed that this We entity is actually The Father, the main protagonist in Season One.
In the book, God has the ultimate orgasm, causing the Big Bang, or "Genesis". So humble are the authors that they even go on to suggest that God himself wrote the very book that the readers are reading, creating a splendid twist of reality that can only otherwise be found through the means of drug use and would actually make The Bible autobiographical or a diary. In it, we follow the exciting adventures a tribe of "God's chosen people" known as the Israelites. Upon its release, mixed feelings were felt. Stories of harsh punishment, divine intervention, genocide, rape, and murder made the book very controversial. Roman intellectuals called the book "radical" and "unimpressive". Eratosthenes wrote the following brief review on the book:
| How the Jews even managed to find the time to write something down with all of their wacky tacky long holidays and genital mutilation is beyond me. Anywho, that book was boring. Why read about people being fed to lions when you can come watch that in the Roman Colosseum for only twenty denarii plus the aqueduct tax? |
Despite this, it made #6 on Heeb Magazine's "30 Greatest Hebrew Books To Read Before You Die" and was renowned by Jews everywhere. Today, it is considered widely entertaining, but is still very controversial, leading to minor cases of censorship and even posting of warning labels on it.
One often controversial example is Genesis, Chapter Nineteen, particularly verses four through eight, which deals with homosexual gang rape, and verses thirty-four through thirty-six, which deals with Lot's drunken incest with his virgin daughters. For these particular scenes it was felt that perhaps some of the authors were influenced by Marquis de Sade.
Many important characters are introduced in the Old Testament, such as Moses, Abraham, Joshua, Adam and Eve, and the antagonist, Satan. In the book, Satan describes himself as the "enemy of God", and God describes Satan as a "hideous, deformed creature, and complete jackass who cheats at poker."[Citation not needed at all; thank you very much]
There are some very popular themes in the Old Testament. One of the more recognized elements of the Old Testament are the Ten Commandments given to Moses by God on two stone tablets which in summation make it wrong for anyone to have any fun or do anything right, lest the action he takes be deemed a "sin" for which he will pay for in the afterlife when his soul is sent to hell. Another popular theme is also in the chapter Genesis, where God tells Abraham to travel to Moriah where God then orders Abraham to kill his own son, Isaac. Splendid.
[edit] Season Two: New Testament
“That terribly depressing story about the chap who gets born on Christmas Day, shoots his mouth off about everything under the sun, and then comes a cropper with a couple of rum coves on top of a hill in Johnny Arab land.”
~ Oscar Wilde on the New Testament
The New Testament (aka Bible II: Electric Boogaloo) is the second book in the series and is, as its name suggests, newer than the Old Testament. Its authors are unknown, but the book claims it was written by the disciples of the book's protagonist, another twist in the story's plot. It consists of several different stories of the same things from different perspective. The result is contradiction in the story line and fabricated genealogy with pasted-together historical inaccuracies that have since drawn the attention of critics similar to 300.
The New Testament is unique in that it introduces a new character to the series known as Jesus Christ, who serves as the main character in the book. In it, Jesus is the "Son of God", birthed by his virgin mother, Mary. Throughout the first four sections of the book, Jesus plays the role of a messiah-like figure with strong moral values, such as the value of the family, pacifism, and looking like a hippie. As mentioned, he gets himself nailed to something. That's a bit of a climax in the fourth book, Jesus Christ and The Philosopher's Stone.
In the later three parts of the book the disciples of Jesus go round looking like hippies and doing lewd things and writing boring letters. The tone of the New Testament, in contrast, is entirely more gentle gentile. Overall, the New Testament is far less controversial in that it has less scenes of unnecessary killing and sex, and instead focuses on alcohol use and torture.
For the most part, Jews (strong fans of the Old Testament) have labeled the book as a rip-off and unoriginal and reject it outright. Fans of the Old Testament also claim that the New Testament portrays God as being far too soft, and that it "just doesn't have that scary biblical feeling."
One of the more interesting chapters in the New Testament is the Book of Revelations. That chapter comes just after all those tedious letters. Unfortunately many readers may be discouraged before they reach Revelations. There is a full revelation about the Scarlet Woman of Babylon who was clearly a whore. Revelations is a chapter full of imagery and symbolism used to describe a fictional event known as the Apocalypse and the events preceding it. A very entertaining section indeed, the Book of Revelations, some believe, suggests the particular number "666" as being the "mark of the beast." More confusing riff-raff is abundant in this chapter as well concerning the anti-Christ and Israel, but nobody cares since no plot ever comes of it.
Lost books to the New Testament known as the Gnostic gospels were found much time after the initial publication of the New Testament. Even more contradiction and nonsense is abundant in these parts and the publishing company ultimately decided to not include them in continued prints.
[edit] Spin-offs and fan fiction
The fame of The Bible has bred many spin-offs, some of which are official, while others are considered fan fiction. The most famous spin-off is Al-Quran, published in Saudi Arabia, promoted and subsidized by the local government.
There have been several other books which have either revised or elaborated further on either of the original two books. Most of them are boring though, and more than likely started out as a joke in the beginning. Movies have been produced, but none of them were entertaining enough to keep audiences' attention, even in the shortest ninety-hours long condensed movie The Bible's Libel.
[edit] Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
While considered a "universal" book that doesn't pertain to just The Bible per se, The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster by Bobby Henderson adds an interesting perspective on the books. It is largely considered a satirical work which parodies The Bible and attempts to "poke holes" in the storyline. Fans of this particular book refer to themselves as "Pastafarians".
[edit] Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon is a fan fiction novel written about the bible. It is now a revised and reformed version of earlier texts. Written by Joseph Smith, the book is a rigid manifesto for those who are referred to as the "Latter Day Saints" in the book. It tells about the evil of pop and candy and the joys of polygamy and kitten huffing. Ultimately, it's not a very interesting read except for the parts about kitten huffing. It has been rejected by just about everybody outside the state of Utah. Fans of the book refer to themselves as "Morons".
[edit] The Pudgic Bible
The Pudgic Bible by DiZ is only mentioned in here because it has the world "bible" in it, so we figured it was relevant, but it's really not. If you're looking for something to help you get to sleep, we suggest reading this. It's about weaselpudge or whatever.
[edit] Red Letter Editions
- Note: This should not be confused with wiki links which appear in red letters, as that means something altogether different.
In many modern books of The Bible, the dialogue of the character Jesus are printed in red letters. Although this is fairly recent among English-language editions, the practice itself dates back to the earliest known manuscripts of the Gospels, in which the dialogue of Jesus was written using the author's own blood.
Many Biblical scholars theorize that some of the apparent inconsistencies that appear in parts of the text may actually have been the result of severe blood loss. In fact, the Gospel of St. James the Lesser was never completed, because he (the author) had a rare blood disease and bled to death while attempting to transcribe.
[edit] Addendum
Arguably, The Bible is one of the greatest and oldest literary efforts ever. However, throughout the years, there have been mad playa haters and some outright psychopaths who were influenced by The Bible. It's worth noting again that The Bible was intended to be a piece of fiction, and was never meant to be taken seriously to the extent that it has already. But in a time where there weren't microprocessors and Beck, it's understandable how so many found comfort in such an entertaining series such as The Bible and used it to explain the world around them.
Many have taken the values and beliefs in The Bible to heart and expressed them to the point of becoming martyrs for them. The Crusades, terrorism, genocide, and Christian rock music have all been the terrible results of gullible readers of The Bible. Of course, the list is endless. Pope, which used to be the highest civil authority hundreds of years ago in predominantly Catholic nations in Europe, was formed out of a work of fiction. Billions of dollars have been spent throughout the centuries to build churches and synagogues in which people can get together and read and celebrate The Bible. People have come to worship the book as though it were some sort of religious doctrine.
Some Americans who seek to protect their children from violence, sex, etc. have demanded a politically correct version of The Bible, which is expected to be released in the near future. Firstly, all of the violence, war, discrimination, etc., must be written out. After that, just a few dozen pages will be left, and the writers can put in all of the minorities they can think of. God will be an African-American lesbian and Jesus a Native American.
[edit] Storyline problems & plagiarism
- See also: Clusterfuck
Readers and scholars have pointed out the contradictions in storyline within the Bible, often citing the fabricated genealogy of Jesus, the stories of happenings to Mary and her manmeat while Jesus was in utero, and conflicting stories about what his final words actually were. The Book of Matthew reads they were, "Say hello to my little friend!", whereas the Book of Luke claims it was, "James...earn this. Earn it."
Authors of the Bible have been accused of plagiarism several times. The Old Testament's story of Noah's Ark is surprisingly similar to the deluge myth found in the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Hindu Puranic, in Greek myths surrounding Deucalion, and Dr. Seuss' story Big Ark, Little Evidence. Egyptians have claimed intellectual property theft, basing this off similarities between the Egyptian deity Horus and the J-Man. Muslims have also claimed respect texts as legitimate canon that does not compromise the original storyline of the Bible. Christians and Jews have since attempted to reject the works as canon. A holy war is still pending.
[edit] On Diplomacy
| When the LORD your God brings you into the land where you are entering to possess it, and clears away many nations before you, the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and stronger than you. And when the LORD your God delivers them before you and you defeat them, then you shall utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them and show no favor to them. (Deuteronomy 7:1-2) |
[edit] On Friendship
| When you approach a city to fight against it, you shall offer it terms of peace. If it agrees to make peace with you and opens to you, then all the people who are found in it shall become your forced labor and shall serve you. However, if it does not make peace with you, but makes war against you, then you shall besiege it. When the LORD your God gives it into your hand, you shall strike all the men in it with the edge of the sword. Only the women and the children and the animals and all that is in the city, all its spoil, you shall take as booty for yourself; and you shall use the spoil of your enemies which the LORD your God has given you ... Only in the cities of these peoples that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, ye shall not leave alive anything that breathes, lest you be stricken by God himself. (Deuteronomy 20:10-17) |
[edit] On Virginity
| Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man intimately. But all the girls who have not known man intimately, spare for yourselves. (Numbers 31:17-18)
The preservation of purity until the union of souls shall be rewarded with a healthy child. The tainting of purity before this shall render a mongoloid child. (Psalms 12:4-20) |
[edit] On Bullies
| I tell you that to everyone who has, more shall be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away. But these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them in my presence. (Luke 19:26-27)
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[edit] On Mother-in-laws
| Do not think that I have come to send peace on earth. I did not come to send peace, but a sword. I am sent to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a son-in-law against his mother-in-law (Matthew 10:34-35) |
[edit] Health Advisory
The Surgeon General of the United States issued a warning to fans of The Bible, stating that "some side effects have been observed among avid fans." A common conspiracy theory is that the writers of the Bible intended for it to act as a hypnotic passage to trick readers into funding the New World Order. An example of this so-called 'hypnosis effect' is the following extract of Jesus' genealogy:
| Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of Urias; And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias; And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias; And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon (Matthew 1) |
[edit] Reviews
“Don't get me wrong. It's alright. Nothing on Lord of the Rings though.”
~ God on The Bible
“Terrible.”
~ Satan on The Bible
“Lies!”
~ God on above statement
“I learnt that lies made the baby Jee Man cry.”
~ Oscar Wilde on above statement
“Less interesting than the Harry Potter series, but better than Eragon.”
~ The New York Times on The Bible
“I'd rather die than read this.”
~ William Murderface on The Bible
“They stamped it, didn't they? Those damn Gideons.”
~ John Voight on The Bible
[edit] See also
- Bible 2
- God's Guide to Parenting
- The video game version of the Bible
- XBible 360
- Holy Bible: Revised Liberal Edition
- Biblical Out-Takes
- Source Criticism
- The Bible Code
- John 3:16
- New Cooler Edition
- If Jesus had lived in America
- Sermon
[edit] Notes
- ↑ God (200BC) The Bible: Reflections on life, love, history and hope New York: Stone Tablets Press. ISBN 0-000-00000-0
