by Carl Howard | Jun 14, 2011 | Atheism and Religion, Blog Topics, Super-Abridged Bible
Chapters 1-7: Samuel and the Ark A man called Elkanah has two wives: Hannah (childless, unloved) and Pninah (who taunts Hannah because of this). Every year, he takes them to the Ark in Shiloh to offer sacrifices. One time, Hannah silently prays for a son, promising...
by Carl Howard | Jun 8, 2011 | Atheism and Religion, Blog Topics, Super-Abridged Bible
Chapters 1-11: The cycle starts, Ehud and king Eglon, Deborah and Sisera After Joshua’s death, YHWH nominates the tribe of Judah to continue the conquest of territory. YHWH helps Judah and they capture Jerusalem but together they cannot overcome the inhabitants of the...
by Carl Howard | Jun 3, 2011 | Atheism and Religion, Blog Topics, Super-Abridged Bible
Chapters 1-7: Crossing into Israel, conquering Jericho With Moses having died, YHWH puts Joshua in charge. Joshua prepares the Israelites to cross the Jordan into Israel and start conquering it. He reminds the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Menasseh that they must help...
by Carl Howard | Feb 10, 2011 | Atheism and Religion, Blog Topics, Super-Abridged Bible
Chapters 1-11: Retelling and warnings The whole book is almost entirely a first-person speech by Moses that he imparts to prepare the Israelites to enter Israel and begin conquering it.(There is also some repetition of laws given before, I’ve omitted these giving only...
by Carl Howard | Jan 31, 2011 | Atheism and Religion, Blog Topics, Super-Abridged Bible
Chapters 1-10 (Some laws, Israel start their wanderings) YHWH tells Moses to perform a census of all war-fit men (age 20 and above). The Levites are not included since they’re in charge of YHWH’s Tabernacle. The numbers are listed, each tribe has about 30k-60k...
by Carl Howard | Jan 26, 2011 | Atheism and Religion, Blog Topics, Super-Abridged Bible
I don’t normally do polemics or flat-out rants but here goes: It’s been quite a few days since I posted a new book for the super abridged Bible project. This is because Numbers is taking quite a long time. It’s not just the length, it is one of the most repetitive,...
