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Hey Brendan,
I appreciate the fact that you added the final two illustrations to the
Canaanite woman story. I think that it was right to do so, as to leave those
out seriously misrepresented the story. While your commentary on how everyone
selects what to present is well taken, in many stories there are markers
embedded within the narrative that set them apart, and to simply choose a random
place to end your presentation isn’t the best policy. In that story, the scene
definitely goes on until verse 29, which says that “Jesus left there and went
along the Sea of Galilee,” leading to the next scene. I think your presentation
of Acts 20 has the same problem, btw. You’re left with the story of Paul being
such a boring speaker that the kid falls asleep and falls out the window to his
death. But the story in Acts goes on another three verses with Paul healing the
kid and doesn’t naturally end until Acts 20:13, where Luke writes that they then
took a ship to another place.
I certainly agree that everyone should read the whole bible for themselves.
Both religious and non-religious people often respond to caricatures based on
incomplete readings.
Bruce
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Hi, Bruce.
Thanks for the comments on this matter, too. I will probably redo the Acts
story as part of my revamp of the New Testament part of the site, and will add
the missing panels there as well.
I think it’s not just that it would be misrepresenting these stories, but also
that I wouldn’t want people to dismiss The Brick Testament as a whole just
because these two questionable instances of editing down the stories.
-Brendan
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Just wanted to chime in again and say I appreciate your thoughtful response to
my concerns. I also wanted to say I really enjoy your work, even when I don’t
agree with the commentary and editing decisions. And I look forward to more
entries.
Thanks,
Steve
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