Comments on: Seeing Red

By: Bibles, red and green « conversations with a stone

Bibles, red and green « conversations with a stone — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:58:13 +0000

[...] found some blog-based discussion of these Bibles as well. A standard critique can be found here; essentially, the whole Bible is inspired, if anything is red, it should all be. (The [...]

By: Doug

Doug — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 21:48:25 +0000

I really liked what you said about this. It hasn’t been a real point of contention to me, just a musing. I have placed greater weight on the words in red all my life, perhaps because Jesus often clarified the OT for us. This is yet another example of how words in red actually dumbs down the reader of the Bible a bit.

I’ll be shopping for a new Bible in a few months, unless I get one for Christmas (I’m leaning toward a NKJV). If I see two comparibly priced Bibles, one with red and one without, I’ll go for the “without.” Just as important than choosing the right Bible for oneself is the realization that both you and I (and Rebecca) have come to. Color coding doesn’t change the message.

By: Colby

Colby — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 17:16:45 +0000

I think Paul did use a red pen when he would write the words of Jesus in the New Testament. Of course, when we get away from Paul’s use of the King James English we really are just wandering in the dark.

By: Rebecca Writes

Rebecca Writes — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 15:43:37 +0000

Where Are The Goodies?
Time for another round up of some good things blogged this week.

By: rebecca

rebecca — Tue, 06 Jul 2004 16:17:07 +0000

I really, really, really agree with you on this one.

If I had a nickle for every time I’ve had a discussion of the argumentative type where someone says something like, “Well, my scriptural proof is the very words of Jesus himself”–as if that is the trump card, case closed, end of story, close the book, go away and leave me alone–I’d be rich. Well, not really, but at least I could buy a candy bar.

Another problem I see with the red words idea is it gives some the idea that the words are direct quotes of everything said in any given situation, rather than a summary (although a competely accurate one) of what was said.