So this past summer I decided to buy myself a new bible and it happens to be a chronological bible. Now in no way when I bought this did I intend to replace my current main bible (an NIV archaeological study bible which I happen to love) but I wanted it because I thought it would be an interesting change from what I am used to (not as drastic a change as changing translations as this new bible is still NIV).
The biggest difference between a standard bible and a chronological one is well,.....the whole chronological part. The first part is the same, and by that I mean Genesis, but after that things get strange fast, like having Job as the second book and Psalms as the 6th (and the biggest thing about that is since the psalms were written over such a long period of time, psalms doesn't remain as one solid book but is interspersed along the whole bible next to where in history it was written so in passages about David you will have a psalm that he wrote pop up). The differences don't stop there, as the bible narrative continues on and Israels history unfolds, some of the books that occur at the same time (prophets or some of the historical books) have chapters that are side by side on the same page of this bible. I think this is really cool as it will allow me to see how the bible is so interconnected and not just full of stories that occur over here or over there and have no bearing to each other. Or how the psalms were written in times of pain or suffering and how we I can read a passage that take place at the same time, on the same page allowing me to connect the two. What goes on in the Old Testament also goes on in the New Testament. You have all four gospels at times interwoven as the same parables are put side by side and you can note the nuances between them and see the differences in how the author portrayed the story.
My one disappointment is that since its a chronological bible, it's kinda hard to interchange with a regular bible for a devotion plan, so for the time being I'm using my archaeological study bible for that until i finish the series before i move on to this new bible.
That was my story about my new bible, what kind of bibles do you have? what translations do you use? why do you use them? and what other bibles do you find interesting and which ones do you maybe want to get in the future?
Monday, October 14, 2013
Thursday, October 3, 2013
The Colour Red
This post is not a serious one but more a post so that those of you who are reading this can get to know me just a little bit better.
My favourite colour is red, it has always been that way. I think it was my moms idea, she arbitrarily picked a colour that she would dress me and my brother in and the one she picked for me was red, and in the end it worked out as I still prefer red over any other colour. It may not be the most popular colour for men but if you know me I try to make up that deficiency in the world by wearing large amounts of red whenever I can.
To go along with my read clothes, I have shoes with red, a red phone case, a red bible case, a couple red jackets, a red xbox 360 controller, a red toque and scarf matching set someone made for me :) and even a little bit of red in my hair.
I think the two things that are the most ironic about this favourite colour of mine is that I happened to be hired by Target, which by chance, has red as one of its 2 colours, meaning that when I work I get to wear red shirts. Secondly, I happen to be going to Simon Fraser University (SFU) and funny enough their main colour is red as well. I don't know how it happens, all I know is that somehow the colour red seems to find its way to me, but I'm not complaining, I'll just bask in the red glow.
Other things that happen to be red are: Apples, strawberries, tomatoes, certain varieties of meat, cars (hope to get a red car some day), some of the walls in my home, a painting someone made for me the detroit redwings logo and many other things.
To conclude, I like red. I hope this helps you to understand me more.
My favourite colour is red, it has always been that way. I think it was my moms idea, she arbitrarily picked a colour that she would dress me and my brother in and the one she picked for me was red, and in the end it worked out as I still prefer red over any other colour. It may not be the most popular colour for men but if you know me I try to make up that deficiency in the world by wearing large amounts of red whenever I can.
To go along with my read clothes, I have shoes with red, a red phone case, a red bible case, a couple red jackets, a red xbox 360 controller, a red toque and scarf matching set someone made for me :) and even a little bit of red in my hair.
I think the two things that are the most ironic about this favourite colour of mine is that I happened to be hired by Target, which by chance, has red as one of its 2 colours, meaning that when I work I get to wear red shirts. Secondly, I happen to be going to Simon Fraser University (SFU) and funny enough their main colour is red as well. I don't know how it happens, all I know is that somehow the colour red seems to find its way to me, but I'm not complaining, I'll just bask in the red glow.
Other things that happen to be red are: Apples, strawberries, tomatoes, certain varieties of meat, cars (hope to get a red car some day), some of the walls in my home, a painting someone made for me the detroit redwings logo and many other things.
To conclude, I like red. I hope this helps you to understand me more.
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