Vinny, I believe that as long as good
translations remain intact, technology can
help. When ideas, speculations and opinions are
added, one has gone beyond God's revelation.
earlier, Vinny Samarco, wrote:
>Hi Everyone,
>What do you think of this?Vinny
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Johnson" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 5:10 PM
>Subject: [CCNN] Bible gets unstuffy makeover
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>> **
>>**
>>Bible gets unstuffy makeover
>>**
>>*By Tania Padgett*
>>*Newsday*
>>
>>
>>It's called the "Good Book." But is the Bible a good book as in a riveting,
>>can't-put-down page-turner? Many with eyes nervously scanningg the sky
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>>might argue no.
>>
>>To most people, the perennial best-seller is a moral must-read. It's just
>>not a gut-stirring one. Recently, however, some innovative minds have
>>challenged the view that the Bible is a stuffy, dispassionate tome.
>>
>>A wide range of presentations of the Bible have emerged as technology,
>>multimedia and dry wit have been used to revamp one of the most influential
>>and widely quoted texts in the world.
>>
>>The results go from the dramatic to the astute to the downright wacky.
>>
>>"We are going back to the future," said Dr. Robert Hodgson, dean of the Nida
>>Institute for biblical scholarship at the American Bible Society in
>>Manhattan. "The Bible has always been a multimedia product or a product that
>>is adapted to meet the different needs of many people."
>>
>>Hodgson said passages from the Bible were illustrated in the catacombs of
>>ancient Rome, performed in the passion plays depicting the death and
>>Resurrection of Christ in medieval Europe and displayed in stone cathedrals
>>around the world.
>>
>>"Now," he adds. "It's on movie screens, iPods and audio CDs."
>>
>>Some examples:
>>
>>•A celebrity-studded, 18-disk audio CD Bible, "The Bible Experiience: New
>>Testament," was released in October and, its publisher says, it has outsold
>>every audio CD Bible that the company ever produced.
>>
>>•A series, "Blogging the Bible," by David Plotz, a deputy editoor of the Web
>>magazine Slate, has prompted nearly 7,000 e-mails from readers, according to
>>the author.
>>
>>•A pocket-sized MP3 player, called the GoBible, that contains tthe King James
>>and New King James versions and is searchable by verse, was created and is
>>being sold by Manhattan entrepreneur Andrew Block.
>>
>>•"The Nativity Story," from New Line Cinema, tells the story abbout the birth
>>of Christ; it was released in time for the holiday season.
>>
>>•A Web site and book series, called the Brick Testament, illusttrates
>>biblical stories by using LEGO bricks.
>>
>>•Comic books, novels, and you bet, PC computer games, are also on the
>>market. Can a sitcom be far behind?
>>
>>•The numerous interpretations are not surprising. The text remaains one of
>>the most popular books in America.
>>
>>More than 90 percent of American households have at least one Bible,
>>according to Zondervan, a publishing company based in Grand Rapids, Mich.,
>>that estimates many families are looking to buy more.
>>
>>Despite those sales, statistics show a wide gap between owning and reading
>>the Bible. About 20 percent of respondents read the Bible daily, according
>>to a 2005 survey by Princeton Survey Research Associates International for
>>Newsweek.
>>
>>At the same time, sales of the "Good Book" easily clear $1 billion annually.
>>
>>Written versions of the Bible have always abounded the two moost popular
>>being the near 400-year-old King James version and the more contemporary New
>>International version.
>>
>>Four years ago, Kyle Bowser, a former television executive and attorney,
>>said his goal was to listen to the entire Bible.
>>
>>"I bought an audio one," he said. "And came away disappointed. It was very
>>boring."
>>
>>So Bowser teamed up with new media executive Ron Belk, music producer Louis
>>Brown and casting director Robi Reed to create their own production company.
>>That company, Inspired by Media Group of Beverly Hills, Calif., then hooked
>>up with Zondervan to create an audio CD, "The Bible Experience: New
>>Testament," featuring a star-studded cast, that was released in October.
>>
>>The 21-hour, multimillion-dollar production, featuring music and
>>state-of-the-art sound effects, includes the voices of Denzel Washington as
>>King Solomon, Blair Underwood as Jesus, and Samuel L. Jackson as God. Other
>>cast members include Angela Bassett, Cuba Gooding Jr. and more than 250
>>singers, clergy, actors and athletes.
>>
>>"Every ear shall hear," said Belk, quoting the Bible itself. "This
>>generation is focused on sight and sound; it is bombarded with imagery. And
>>we felt we had to make a product relevant to them." "The Bible Experience:
>>New Testament" sold more than 100,000 copies within six weeks after its
>>release, said Paul Caminiti, vice president and publisher for Bibles at
>>Zondervan.
>>
>>The company's previous best-selling audio Bible a New Internaational
>>version sold 60,000 copies last year.
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>>
>>"Experience" has ranked consistently high on the
>>Amazon.com<http://amazon.com/>and Wal-Mart Web sites and is the
>>fastest-selling audio Bible, according to
>>Family Christian Stores, a Michigan-based retail chain.
>>
>>"Sales have just been mind-boggling," Caminiti said.
>>
>>An Old Testament version of "Experience" is due out next spring.
>>
>>Slate.com <http://slate.com/>'s Plotz describes a similar experience for his
>>project. He began his "Blogging the Bible" effort in May, offering wry
>>insights into the Bible. His postings hilarious, and maybe bllasphemous
>>depending on how humorless you are have attracted a rapt and loyal
>>audience.
>>
>>"You'd think God would know exactly what he's doing, but he doesn't," Plotz
>>posted about God in Genesis, Chapter I. "He's a tinkerer."
>>
>>Plotz, who said he grew up reading the Bible, realized he didn't know it all
>>when as a teen he came across the rape of Dinah after skimming through a
>>Bible during a bar mitzvah.
>>
>>His interest continued as an adult, so much so that he pitched the project
>>to his boss.
>>
>>The popularity of his blog has led to a recent book deal with HarperCollins.
>>
>>"When I first started the project, I expected to be damned to hell by a lot
>>of people," said Plotz, who estimates that his blog is about 100,000 words.
>>
>>"But that hasn't happened. Americans are very open-minded about religions,
>>and they want to be engaged. They want to be able to joke and ask dumb
>>questions. They want to look at it in a fresh way."
>>------------------------------
>>*Bringing Biblical Stories to Life *
>>
>>The Bible and its many stories are taking on many new looks. A sampling:
>>
>>•"*The Deliverance Game" ($39.95).* This action-packed game forr your PC
>>focuses on the story of Aaron and Moses. Players battle to free the
>>Israelites from slavery, part the Red Sea and unleash plagues. "It's our
>>answer to 'Grand Theft Auto,' " said Don
>>Triezenberg, founder of the company
>>that created the game. (thedeliverancegame.com)
>>
>>•*The Brick Testament. *A Web site and series of books created to illustrate
>>biblical stories using characters and scenes constructed with LEGO parts.
>>The series, which premiered and has been updated frequently, was created by
>>Brendan Powell Smith, who goes by the name "The Reverend." (
>>thebricktestament.com)
>>
>>•*GoBible. ($99.95). *An MP3 player, loaded with the King Jamess or New King
>>James versions of the Bible, fits easily in a shirt pocket. "There is a real
>>revolution in technology and communication under way, and people are
>>applying new technologies to deliver the word of God," creator Andrew Block
>>said. (gobible.com)
>>
>>•*Almighty Heroes. ($12.99). *Action figures David, Moses, Noahh, Samson,
>>Queen Esther and Deborah the Warrior are available with accessories to
>>introduce and inspire children about the Bible, says Don Levine, who also
>>created the G.I. Joe doll.
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>Rick Johnson
>>http://360.yahoo.com/ccnnowner
>>http://www.americanheritageparty.org
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