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In lugnet.build.ancient, Anders Franzén wrote:
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Always nice when The Brick Testament gets updated! This is really quality
entertainment while you may just as well learn something at the same time.
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Thanks, Anders.
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Thanks to your site I’ve started reading the Bible, even though I’m a
non-believer.
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Very interesting to hear. I’ve wondered if this project would actually result
in people reading the Bible who might not have otherwise. A lot of it is really
not a bad read if you’ve got the stomach for it. Other parts require a bit more
diligence and determination just to make it through.
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By now, I’ve came a bit further than the Book of Job and, if I’m not wrong,
doesn’t God mention in his speech how he defeated Behemoth and Leviathan, or
do I confuse it with something else? (It was some time ago i read it.)
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You are correct. Among Yahweh’s other seemingly outdated, outmoded, and highly
mythologized views of the world, its beginnings, and how it functions, it is
evident he subscribes to some form of the ancient Near Eastern myth of a creator
god who (as a necessary part of creation, apparently?) defeats in battle the
primal force of chaos, often depicted as a multi-headed sea monster, sometimes
known as Leviathan.
The identification of Behemoth is less clear. And as far as I recall, in Job,
Yahweh does not boast of defeating Behemoth, merely of having created him. But
he does note that only his maker could defeat him (with a sword).
As you probably noted, I pared down the dialogue in Job considerably for my
illustrated version. Most of what I chopped out came from the incredibly
long-winded speeches of Job’s “friends”. But I did also decide to trim Yahweh’s
big speech at the end. It was difficult to decide what not to include there
because Yahweh’s boasts are all pretty damn good, and I did want to give the
viewer an idea of just how many he delivers in a row, uninterupted. He really
browbeats poor Job.
Alas, the boasts about Leviathan and Behemoth I left out, partly because they
might only serve to confuse the reader. Perhaps one day I’ll compile all the
Bible’s references to Yahweh’s primordial battle with Leviathan and illustrate
those as part of “The Creation”. Hmmm.
-Brendan
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| (...) Hi! When looking into The Book of Job again (latest Swedish version from 2000) I noted that, as you correctly says, Yahweh created Behemoth, not defeated it. I have read somewhere that Behemoth is a Hippopotamus, which fits well to Yahweh's (...) (16 years ago, 25-Nov-08, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| Always nice when The Brick Testament gets updated! This is really quality entertainment while you may just as well learn something at the same time. Thanks to your site I've started reading the Bible, even though I'm a non-believer. By now, I've (...) (16 years ago, 24-Nov-08, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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