Faith is now quite uncertain. I'm no longer acting-as-if.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
"For The Man Who Has Everything"
Check this out if you're looking for a unique and special gift for that man of yours. Hey! I'm not a man, but if anyone wants to give me this, I'll take it.
This is where Jesus messed up. He should have produced the Beatitudes carved into stone.
Then people would want to make monuments of them and put 'em up on courthouse walls!
Can't you see everybody rallying 'round "Blessed are the meek" and "Blessed are the peacemakers" and "Damn you rich! You have your reward!"? And we could all shout "Congratulations to you who weep! You will be comforted!"
I'm sure the TeeVee and Radio evangelists would pay more attention to 'em if they'd come carved in stone! Why, they might even get noticed at Lambeth!
Lindy, since I'm not home, I'm simply doing cut and paste, trying to keep up with Bishop Jenkins of Louisiana and Bishop Gene.
Lapin, what about me? If you've a mind to, put in a bid and have them shipped directly to me.
Yes, Fran, behave. That's two warnings. You know what happens next.
Rmj, I'm not seeing that rally around blessing the poor and meek and damning the rich. That dog don't hunt. Someone tell Jesus that he made a big mistake.
Well, I need a present for husband CB's birthday, but I'd hate to spend more on shipping than the gift, as they would have to come on over-night delivery.
"DeMille's recognized the enormous burden of responsibility he faced in bringing this story to the silver screen, and consulted a number of scholars in various disciplines of antiquity to ensure complete authenticity. Respected Egyptologist Henry Noerdlinger was brought in, as well as a host of experts from the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago. The challenge was daunting. Dr. Ralph Marcus, another Chicago scholar, wrote a version of the Commandments in an early Canaanite script, practiced in the late Bronze Age (c. 13th century B.C.), Moses' era."
I guess so. But it looks like there's been a bit of editing going on, or perhaps the use of ancient shorthand, as the Exodus version of the text looks something like this:
That's actually kind of cool.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your great collection of Lambeth Links.
How many things can you think of that would be just the thing for Mad Priest and Archbishop Akinola?
ReplyDeleteHah! Love it.
ReplyDeleteThey had to pry them out of his cold, dead hands I guess.
Behave, Fran!
ReplyDeleteThis is where Jesus messed up. He should have produced the Beatitudes carved into stone.
ReplyDeleteThen people would want to make monuments of them and put 'em up on courthouse walls!
Can't you see everybody rallying 'round "Blessed are the meek" and "Blessed are the peacemakers" and "Damn you rich! You have your reward!"? And we could all shout "Congratulations to you who weep! You will be comforted!"
I'm sure the TeeVee and Radio evangelists would pay more attention to 'em if they'd come carved in stone! Why, they might even get noticed at Lambeth!
Lindy, since I'm not home, I'm simply doing cut and paste, trying to keep up with Bishop Jenkins of Louisiana and Bishop Gene.
ReplyDeleteLapin, what about me? If you've a mind to, put in a bid and have them shipped directly to me.
Yes, Fran, behave. That's two warnings. You know what happens next.
Rmj, I'm not seeing that rally around blessing the poor and meek and damning the rich. That dog don't hunt. Someone tell Jesus that he made a big mistake.
Well, I need a present for husband CB's birthday, but I'd hate to spend more on shipping than the gift, as they would have to come on over-night delivery.
ReplyDeleteThis IS an authorized reproduction of the original, I suppose; otherwise, who cares?
ReplyDeleteI thought you wrote them, Mimi?
ReplyDeleteGrandmere --I told my beloved I would be glad to buy them for him.... but he declined.
ReplyDeleteWhat about for Grandpere? Would he? Will you?
"DeMille's recognized the enormous burden of responsibility he faced in bringing this story to the silver screen, and consulted a number of scholars in various disciplines of antiquity to ensure complete authenticity. Respected Egyptologist Henry Noerdlinger was brought in, as well as a host of experts from the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago. The challenge was daunting. Dr. Ralph Marcus, another Chicago scholar, wrote a version of the Commandments in an early Canaanite script, practiced in the late Bronze Age (c. 13th century B.C.), Moses' era."
ReplyDeleteI guess so. But it looks like there's been a bit of editing going on, or perhaps the use of ancient shorthand, as the Exodus version of the text looks something like this:
אָנֹכִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתִיךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים: לֹא-יִהְיֶה לְךָ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים, עַל-פָּנָי. ג לֹא-תַעֲשֶׂה לְךָ פֶסֶל, וְכָל-תְּמוּנָה, אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל, וַאֲשֶׁר בָּאָרֶץ מִתָּחַת--וַאֲשֶׁר בַּמַּיִם, מִתַּחַת לָאָרֶץ. ד לֹא-תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה לָהֶם, וְלֹא תָעָבְדֵם: כִּי אָנֹכִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, אֵל קַנָּא--פֹּקֵד עֲוֹן אָבֹת עַל-בָּנִים עַל-שִׁלֵּשִׁים וְעַל-רִבֵּעִים, לְשֹׂנְאָי. ה וְעֹשֶׂה חֶסֶד, לַאֲלָפִים--לְאֹהֲבַי, וּלְשֹׁמְרֵי מִצְוֹתָי. {ס}
ו לֹא תִשָּׂא אֶת-שֵׁם-יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, לַשָּׁוְא: כִּי לֹא יְנַקֶּה יְהוָה, אֵת אֲשֶׁר-יִשָּׂא אֶת-שְׁמוֹ לַשָּׁוְא. {פ}
ז זָכוֹר אֶת-יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת, לְקַדְּשׁוֹ. ח שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים תַּעֲבֹד, וְעָשִׂיתָ כָּל-מְלַאכְתֶּךָ. ט וְיוֹם, הַשְּׁבִיעִי--שַׁבָּת, לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ: לֹא-תַעֲשֶׂה כָל-מְלָאכָה אַתָּה וּבִנְךָ וּבִתֶּךָ, עַבְדְּךָ וַאֲמָתְךָ וּבְהֶמְתֶּךָ, וְגֵרְךָ, אֲשֶׁר בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ. י כִּי שֵׁשֶׁת-יָמִים עָשָׂה יְהוָה אֶת-הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֶת-הָאָרֶץ, אֶת-הַיָּם וְאֶת-כָּל-אֲשֶׁר-בָּם, וַיָּנַח, בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי; עַל-כֵּן, בֵּרַךְ יְהוָה אֶת-יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת--וַיְקַדְּשֵׁהוּ. {ס}
יא כַּבֵּד אֶת-אָבִיךָ, וְאֶת-אִמֶּךָ--לְמַעַן, יַאֲרִכוּן יָמֶיךָ, עַל הָאֲדָמָה, אֲשֶׁר-יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ. {ס}
יב לֹא תִרְצָח, {ס} לֹא תִנְאָף; {ס} לֹא תִגְנֹב, {ס} לֹא-תַעֲנֶה בְרֵעֲךָ עֵד שָׁקֶר. {ס}
יג לֹא תַחְמֹד, בֵּית רֵעֶךָ; {ס} לֹא-תַחְמֹד אֵשֶׁת רֵעֶךָ, וְעַבְדּוֹ וַאֲמָתוֹ וְשׁוֹרוֹ וַחֲמֹרוֹ, וְכֹל, אֲשֶׁר לְרֵעֶךָ.
A "version" of the commandments, indeed.
Hey, I thought he broke 'em!
ReplyDeletewhat about mel brooks' 15 .... er 10 commandments....let me know when that comes around for auction.
ReplyDeleteI don't care about those phony plastic things. I want one of Luiz's drawings.
ReplyDeleteAren't they gorgeous, Piskie?
ReplyDeleteRick, thanks for the information.