How I see the Book of Mormon & the Bible

Post by **_Maxrep** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 3:35 am

For this little bit of silliness, Bob represents the Book of Mormon while Sean Connery represents the Bible. Bob is employed with Pixar as an animation/effects specialist, and is a big Sean Connery fan. Sean hasn't the foggiest idea who Bob is.

As a bit of an over the top Connery fan, Bob embarks on a project involving a recent connery film. Within this project, Bob takes footage of himself and superimposes these images, as well as bits of dialog into the film. He does a good job and is careful not to occupy the same space on screen as one of the real actors. Bob interjects as many little comments in the film as opportunity would allow, and even manages to reply to a couple of Sean's lines in the movie, even though Sean wasn't addressing him.

At long last Bobs work of art is finally completed. He invites a new lady friend over to view this movie in which he "co starred" with Sean Connery. They watch the movie. The gal, with a puzzled look on her face, asks him to start the film over from the beginning. A quarter through the second showing, she stands up and proclaims in a disgusted voice, "you were never in this film, its obvious nobody addresses you. You just chime in here and there with your quick little one liners - look at me, look at me"! She grabs her coat and is gone.

that's how I see the Book of Mormon. Trying to occupy the same time line and share the lime light of the Bible. "Looky here, me and the Bible, two testaments of Christ". The Book of Mormon quotes profusely from the Bible in a desperate attempt to garner legitimacy through association with the biblical script. The Book of Mormon tries to one up the Bible by using 20/20 hindsight to descriptively forecast the coming of Christ, and repeatedly mentioning its own purpose for the generation that would discover it.

Post by **_LifeOnaPlate** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 3:39 am

Why do you believe the Bible has truth in it?

Have you read the Book of Mormon?

Post by **_Maxrep** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 3:52 am

The Bible culminated from manuscripts that actually existed. I don't know whether the authors were divinely inspired or not.

Have I read the Book of Mormon? Many times!

Post by **_LifeOnaPlate** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 3:53 am

Maxrep wrote:The Bible culminated from manuscripts that actually existed. I don't know whether the authors were divinely inspired or not.

Ah, I was under the impression you viewed the Bible as inspired scripture from God; my mistake.

Post by **_Maxrep** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 4:03 am

LifeOnaPlate wrote:
Maxrep wrote:The Bible culminated from manuscripts that actually existed. I don't know whether the authors were divinely inspired or not.

Ah, I was under the impression you viewed the Bible as inspired scripture from God; my mistake.

With the frequency apologists throw the Bible under the bus, I was under the impression you shared my view.

Post by **_bcspace** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 8:11 pm

that's how I see the Book of Mormon. Trying to occupy the same time line and share the lime light of the Bible. "Looky here, me and the Bible, two testaments of Christ".

Well there is that little bump in your logic in the form of Ezekiel 37 and the John 10/ Matthew 15 set etc.

The Book of Mormon quotes profusely from the Bible in a desperate attempt to garner legitimacy through association with the biblical script.

The New Testament quotes profusely from the Old Testament. So?

The Book of Mormon tries to one up the Bible by using 20/20 hindsight to descriptively forecast the coming of Christ, and repeatedly mentioning its own purpose for the generation that would discover it.

And John never directed his words to future generations?