The official facebook page for the skeptics annotated bible. The mormons definition of grace the skeptics annotated. This ebook software answers the tough questions about the bible. It is a very handy resource for pastors, teachers, skeptics, christians, and seekers. The skeptics annotated bible makes it much easier to read the painfully boring, poorly written awful book known as the bible. Skeptics annotated bible is an annotated bible intended for the use of atheists and skeptics. The latter part of this video shows a group of people having a discussion about mormonism. I have taken my book of mormon and proceeded to look at all the footnotes, found the bible versus and then looked at the foot notes in the bible, and went to other versus. Issues are listed by chapter and verse, as well as category e. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. Many devout mormons reject the findings of skeptics. The complete texts of the bible, quran, and book of mormon, with annotations from a skeptics point of view. It isnt worth my time, and frankly, i dont care what they have to say.
See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Debunking the skeptics annotated bible website over the. The skeptics annotated bible contains the text of the bible king james version, with. Most everything written by people short of a math book is bias. Satire on the best selling book of all time, exposing crazy verses. The book of mormon states that lehi was a descendant of joseph. Quran book book of mormon mormon bible atheist word of god books to read ebooks faith sayings. Its the single most comprehensive online bible study guide that doesnt immediately try to plug every hole. Contradictions in the bible as numbered in the sab book. For a better transparency, the author divided his comments on the bible into several categories e. For the first 150 years of mormonisms existence, everyone thought it was a story about a people who left the middle east and came to south or central america, and who fought wars clear up into new york state where.
Of course steel didnt exist at the time, wouldnt work well for a bow anyway, and would be hard to break. Skeptics annotated bible, steve wells on atheists talk october 5, 20 stephanie zvan the skeptics annotate bible sab is a website dedicated to spreading the good wordand the bad word, the violent word, the misogynistic word, the unjust word and the contradictory word. Although it hasnt been updated since 2010, it still remains as one of the most comprehensive sites on all things messed up in the bible. Adieu the french word adieu appears once in the book of mormon, in jacob 7.
Now ammaron asks a tenyearold boy named mormon to wait another 14 years and then go to a hill called shim in the land of antum and dig up the records that he buried there. At best, i can only do a few chapters a day, so itll be a year or so before i complete the revision of the bible. S in botany and some graduate courses in mathematics and chemistry. I understand the bible and book of mormon better because of this. If faced with having to provide proof for the above claim, most skeptics tend to either reassert their assertion or shrink into anecdotal tales of a particular event such as the crusades.
Miller author matthew roper when the book of mormon first appeared, skeptics said that references to horses, asses, elephants, and other animals such as swine and cows were out of place. Cartoon banned by the mormon church this is an interesting cartoon which highlights the purported beliefs of one type of supernaturalism. You can search any part of the bible, quran, or book of mormon and it will highlight. Evil is a well known website started in 2003 by atheist chris thiefe that highlights various hypocrisies, contradictions, and most notably various nasty passages in the bible hence the sites moniker. The young atheists handbook lessons for living a good life. It also contains an annotated koran and book of mormon. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Since there isnt a statistics page with the number of notes, ill just say that in a book like matthew which i will be using for an. Steve wells has admitted he is not a bible scholar. Im going to be reading the book of john in the christian bible with a theist today and im curious to know what my fellow skeptics think. Critics consider several book of mormon anachronisms to originate in the kjv.
And another year or two to do the same to the book of mormon and the quran. You will look from the pdf that your tape prearranged is absolutely right. Skeptics annotated bible quran book of morman meta description of the complete texts of the bible, quran, and book of mormon. The skeptics annotated bible by steve wells goodreads. It analyses the king james version of the bible and is particularly useful against king james onlyfundamentalists. Wells spent some 20 years researching the bible, the quran, and the book of mormon to generate his skeptics annotated bible.
Passages in each holy book are organized according to 15 tags, which range from plagiarism and. The scripture project is based on the skeptics annotated bible, quran, and the book of mormon, the contents of which were donated by creator steve wells. The book of moses the book of abraham writings of joseph smith the articles of faith plagiarism. Steve wells a continuous conversation between atheists. Satire on the best selling book of all time, exposing crazy verses you wont hear in church. The book of mormon is supposed to be a history of real people living in a real place. The skeptics annotated bible by steve wells is an outstanding result of gargantuan effort. I think this is a question that ends up being simple and complicated at the same time, depending on how you look at it. Skepticsannotatedbible skeptics annotated bible quran. The book of mormon seeks to attack the historical authenticity of the book of mormon on the grounds of archaeology. The skeptics annotated bible quran book of mormon education. Ladies, genetlemen and brian, i give you the skeptics annotated bible, with the sa quran and sa book of mormon thrown in. On the simple side, i think that what jesus is saying in john 18. The skeptics annotated bible is an online text of the bible containing annotations intended for skeptics and atheists.
The skeptics annotated biblequranbook of mormon education. What the bible says about abortion abortion is not murder. Skeptics annotated bible religionwiki fandom powered. Cartoon banned by the mormon church black woman thinks. What they havent realized, however, is that ive logged into the skeptics annotated bible, which not only offers the kj translation, but in the column alongside each verse are references to other bible texts saying something rather different. Once again murphy was consulted by living hope ministries as an expert on the book of mormon, alongside anthropologist and former. It points out, lists and indexes all the contradictions, historical errors, misogyny, slavery, cruelty, murder and much more. As known, in the manner of you contact a book, one to remember is not isolated the pdf, but with the genre of the book. The sab deduces from this that jesus is in favor of progressive taxation, but as usual i think extending spiritual truths that jesus teaches into the realm of politics is iffy. I was going through my notes when i found this paper that my trainer from my mission gave me. Skeptics annotated bible, steve wells on atheists talk. By the end of 350 ce, the land dispute was settled. There are only two options when it comes to the book of mormon. Word change in the introduction to the book of mormon.
Steve wells, creator of the skeptics annotated bible, quran, and book of mormon has generously donated the full contents of his website to project reason. Its a useful resource which shows why its not reasonable to believe the bible. Debunking the skeptics annotated bible website over the course of the next decade, while working towards a masters and phd in apologeticschristian apologetics. The skeptics annotated quran is a famous critique of the quran from a skeptics point of view using the respected mohammed marmaduke pickthall translation, its categories of criticism include. Contradictions as listed in the sab book the annotated bible. In matthew, the sab asks the question, did jesus have secret teachings. They come to a place that they call bountiful, because of its much fruit and also wild honey. The complete texts of the bible, quran, and book of mormon, with annotations from a skeptic s point of view. In many cases, the biblical quotations in the englishlanguage book of mormon, are close, or identical to the equivalent sections of the kjv. If you click on the hyperlinked note number next to the bible quotation, you will be able to see other places in the book of mormon where the same verse or bible book is. See more of the skeptics annotated biblequranbook of mormon on facebook. And then it came to pass that nephi broke his steel bow.
In the year 320 ce, the holy ghost forced ammaron to hide the sacred records. The skeptics annotated bible contains the entire tex. Using the sidebar prompts about incongruities, contradictions, immoral acts, and general silliness would help in arguing against divine inspiration of the. Mormon sorrowed some more about the wickedness and abominations of the nephites, while fighting against the lamanites and those pesky gadianton robbers. It is edited by steve wells, and also contains an annotated quran and book of mormon. Supporters of the book of mormon argue that the text is a translation into modern english, so the use of a french word is not amiss. The numerical dynamics of population mixing make it easily feasiblethat most amerindians are descended from book of mormon peoples, even if book of mormon peoples were originally a minority of ancient american populations and are thus only a part of the. Below is the modern map of the area of smiths youth. Do the bible and the book of mormon really get along. Skeptics annotated bible quran book of mormonthis is amazing. Using this as a foundation, we intend to make the scripture project the best source for scriptural criticism on the internet. The skeptics annotated bible includes the entire text of the king james.
Skeptics annotated bible quran book of morman the complete texts of the bible, quran, and book of mormon, with annotations from a skeptics point of view. The skeptics annotated bible contains the entire text of the king james version of the bible presented from a skeptics point of view. The skeptics annotated bible, a harsh criticism of the bible, is written by steve wells. The mormon believes in both the bible and the book of mormon. The book of mormon chapter 8 moroni preaches to no one moroni is the last of the nephiteshe writes a bit more on the plateswhoever finds and translates the plates will be blessed by godthe end of the world will shortly come to passmoroni preaches a nasty sermon to no one. Sabom skeptics annotated bible quran book of morman. Steve wells, skeptics annotated bible friendly atheist podcast ep 26 2014the atheist voice provides a platform for discussion for atheist leaders, authors, bloggers, activists, and everybody else who is passionate about atheism, and secularism. Steve wells, skeptics annotated bible friendly atheist.
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