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The Book Of Enoch
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<blockquote data-quote="taykair" data-source="post: 174233" data-attributes="member: 9418"><p>I'm just wondering (and I'm not posting this in order to disparage or mock those who find worth in Enoch or Thomas or any of the other works which were "banned from the Bible", believe me) if those who find these writings to be of such import would still do so if they <em>were </em>actually a part of the Biblical canon.</p><p></p><p>I kind of doubt it. I think that a large part of the appeal of these texts lies in the fact that they are <em>not</em> part of the Bible. If they were, then I'm sure that folks who presently find such value in those texts would probably treat them in much the same way as they do the Bible - either scorning them, mocking them, or (as many do with the Bible) just plain ignoring them. Familiarity does tend to breed contempt in this regard.</p><p></p><p>This is not to say that folks can't appreciate both the Bible and non-Biblical texts. I certainly do. However, a lot of the time, we tend to downplay that with which we are familiar in order to seek out what we believe to be novel. We drop the dull stone we were holding in order to pursue some shiny pebble in the distance.</p><p></p><p>It's unnecessary. It's indefensible. It's unfortunate.</p><p></p><p>It is, however, very human.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="taykair, post: 174233, member: 9418"] I'm just wondering (and I'm not posting this in order to disparage or mock those who find worth in Enoch or Thomas or any of the other works which were "banned from the Bible", believe me) if those who find these writings to be of such import would still do so if they [I]were [/I]actually a part of the Biblical canon. I kind of doubt it. I think that a large part of the appeal of these texts lies in the fact that they are [I]not[/I] part of the Bible. If they were, then I'm sure that folks who presently find such value in those texts would probably treat them in much the same way as they do the Bible - either scorning them, mocking them, or (as many do with the Bible) just plain ignoring them. Familiarity does tend to breed contempt in this regard. This is not to say that folks can't appreciate both the Bible and non-Biblical texts. I certainly do. However, a lot of the time, we tend to downplay that with which we are familiar in order to seek out what we believe to be novel. We drop the dull stone we were holding in order to pursue some shiny pebble in the distance. It's unnecessary. It's indefensible. It's unfortunate. It is, however, very human. [/QUOTE]
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