Comments on: argumentum ad arithmeticum

By: Scripture Zealot

Scripture Zealot — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:34:45 +0000

Here’s a good marketing idea that will never happen: how about a “Black and White Study Bible” – containing just the text that God gave us through His authorized Prophets and Apostles? Black text on white pages. Simple. Brilliant. God-honoring. And no “explanatory notes” (a.k.a. Jehoiachin’s pen knife).

I like those boring pew Bibles the best even though I just bought The Illustrated HCSB Study Bible.
Jeff

By: Derek Ashton

Derek Ashton — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:39:20 +0000

Yeah, by this “logic” we’d be led to believe God cares MOST about “and, of, to, in, with, by, for …”

Those words must appear thousands of times in Scripture.

Also, following this pattern we would have to conclude that the geographical areas around Palestine and the Middle East are more important to take care of than, say, Michigan. Michigan gets no mentions in the Bible, but Egypt is mentioned often. So, the Bible says we should turn Michigan into a toxic waste dump, but save Egypt? Gimme a break. Religious marketing really bugs me!

By: matthew r malcolm

matthew r malcolm — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:15:13 +0000

hehe… ‘argumentum ad arithmeticum’… I gotta incorporate that little gem of a rhetorical method into my own theological discussion at some point!

By: Nathan Stitt

Nathan Stitt — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:51:12 +0000

I nearly bought a green bible once. It is quite attractive. However I already own one NRSV, and I don’t use the translation other than for reference. The edition is quite nice, but it is just a marketing gimmick of course.

By: brian

brian — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:46:48 +0000

so crazy. we are called to care for the Earth as God has called us to but sheesh!