BetterBible – The Bible has some issues. Let's make it better.

https://github.com/markjaquith/BetterBible

by ozh • 12 years ago

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serf• 12 years ago

Make it something that we can relate to. Jesus didn't address a topic? Well in this version, he can.

"Mommy, did Jesus really say that lisp isn't a programming language, but a construction material?"

eperoumal• 12 years ago

"Jesus, what does the fox say ?"

Jugurtha3• 12 years ago

I've always been amazed by how people can change the Holy Bible.

If you don't like it the way it is, just don't apply what's in it. Why the need to alter it.

That's like altering Shakespeare's work to modernize it, using "new" English. It became what it is today the way it was written, why change it. Just weird.

PS: I'm not Christian. Maybe that's why I'm baffled.

benjohnson2• 12 years ago

If you're curious about the changing the Bible - there's a split in Christian thought about the it. Some view the Bible being the word of God, and some view that the Bible contains the word of God. The later group tends to be more apt to expound and modify the bible for reasons of clarity and emphasis. The first group tends to be grumpy about that. :)

Jugurtha3• 12 years ago

Yeah, I'm well aware of that. I just find that altering a religious book in any way feels kind of funny.

If I don't agree with it, I'll just do my thing but I mean, why would I change it for others too. We'd have as many religious books as there are people that way.

But then again, maybe God opensourced his word saying "Thou shalt fork me on GitHub".

Shorel2• 12 years ago

The Bible has been changed for many generations. Edited and editorialized countless times.

You are not a Christian but you think that book is holy.

Explain yourself.

Jugurtha3• 12 years ago

The Bible has been changed for many generations. Edited and editorialized countless times.

I know. I just find it odd that a Bible is more likely to get changed than a rap song.. I don't imagine someone would edit Tupac pieces to make them more fit to "our times".

You are not a Christian but you think that book is holy. Explain yourself.

Well, I may not be Christian, but it's the book of Christians, so it is Holy. I think that way about the Torah and Quran.

qwerta• 12 years ago

Perhaps we could work on something relevant?

benjohnson2• 12 years ago

As a Christian, I find the honest clarity of the project's goals rather refreshing as some bible translations have agendas other than proclaiming the word of God.

twiceaday• 12 years ago

To better understand the project check out the commit history

https://github.com/markjaquith/BetterBible/commits/master/bo...

-11. And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here [am] I.

-12. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son] from me.

+11. And the angel of the LORD whose name was Ashton Kutcher called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here [am] I.

+12. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for I was pulling thine leg. Thou art Punk'd.

BetterBible – The Bible has some issues. Let's make it better.

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