#Bible sections

[world-v-you-blog]

Considering Psalms, 19 – Psalm 50

Psalm 50 speaks to the true human condition as loudly now as it did 3000 years ago.

(Image Credti – Knowing Jesus) Please read Psalm 50 in whichever reputable translation you prefer. The translation I am using is the New International Version, 1983 revision. This Psalm is attributed to Asaph, one of the primary worship-leaders and composers in the time of King David. The subscript is “A Psalm of Asaph”. A reminder that in their original form, the Psalms, as with all Bible…

[camfusedly]

Hi I, an atheist, am reading the Bible for some reason (not the whole thing) and I'm reading a Bible that was given to me as a child (translation is NLT). Want to see some homophobic Bible translation.

"THEY BECAME THE BEST OF FRIENDS"

"NO HOMO, BIBLE EDITION"

Want to see how an accurate Bible translation does this verse?

LOVED HIM AS HIS OWN SOUL

THAT'S SOME GAY SHIT RIGHT THERE

DON'T DENY ME THAT, NLT

[niccoguedes]

sain't

INPRNT

[starscream-is-my-wife]

Dreamwave character profiles, I've already posted about Starscream and Megatrons but here are some notable ones, they take inspiration from the G1 cartoon production bible which I think is pretty cool

Skywarp having an 'autistic creativity', that's kinda funny considering the whole transformers fan base but you can definitely tell these were made in 2003

Here is Thundercracker, who's relationship with Megatron I wish was explored more, he really is fanon Starscream

Soundwave, I really like his characterization here, with Starscream being not the only treacherous one in the top ranks and actually bringing up how he's still you know, evil. But I do wonder how the conversation with Starscream and Megatron went? "Megatron, Soundwave is a traitor and you should totally belive me"

Shockwave, entry written by Starscream, he has a lot to say about the top 4 ranked Decepticons! Look at him clocking Shockwaves ego, although tbh all 4 of them have huge egos lmao Starscreams just the most open about it

Ratchet!! I'm glad they had Optimus write for his bio, it's sweet, also party ambulance mentioned!!!

Bumblebeeee, also written about by Optimus! Awww he knows that Bumblebee looks up to him and Prowl, cute!

Here is Ironhide, who is directly getting bullied by sunstreaker

Optimus Primes entry was written by Ironhide! Man it would be really funny if Ironhide also brought up Abraham Lincoln like the production bible does

Jetfire, who is specifically targeted by Starscream, both he and Wheeljack are using their untested inventions 😭 it is cute how he's on earth more then cybertron now, ig there's more things for him to research here

[allyourlife]

you've got a gaping hole in your head

i'd let the birds nest there instead

[drconstellation]

Portable People

Muriel: "Can I...Can I take a book with me? I was looking at one earlier. They're like people, only portable." S2E6

Crowley's yeeting them around while stress-cleaning the bookshop, Jimbriel is trying to sell them to the investigating archangels, and Muriel just wants to read them all. Should we give a second thought to any of these books?

Er, yes. Yes, we should, I say.

In Crowley's case, both times he tosses the books aside (both in S2E3) it is adjacent to a conversation about memory.

In the first one he remarks to Jim that he doesn't remember why "they" invented gravity. He tosses the books - records of the past, records of (human) knowledge - then moves right back into the present, observing Rodney the Stunt Fly with Jim and then describing his Operation Lovebirds plan to him.

The same with the second GIF - Crowley has to make a decision between answering the phone (which is Aziraphale calling from Edinburgh) or the books. The present wins again, and he has the phone conversation with Aziraphale.

Crowley: Pffft. Humans. You don't let yourself get too attached. Aziraphale: No. No, I suppose not. Um… You haven't actually been selling any of the books, have you?

While we get the impression of Crowley not wanting to hang on to the past, as if its something that's hurt him before and he doesn't want to repeat that, on the other hand Aziraphale was having a lovely time remembering Mr Dalrymple the Scottish surgeon from 1826. This from an angel who hates getting rid of memories books, and we learn keeps a diary! Hmm.

I suppose the question is, is it a real memory problem on Crowley's side or an affected one to get around certain...awkwardness to do with his history? Such as not remembering working with Saraqael or fighting next to Furfur before the Fall?

Jimbriel, on the other hand, is more like Muriel. He is having a wonderful time discovering the delights of Humanity in the bookshop for the first time and is sooo excited to show it to the archangels when they arrive on Aziraphale's doorstep!

[btw, do you notice which side Jimbriel is standing on here? Its actually interesting to pay attention to which shoulder-side he is on in S2, because he is rarely on the left - even in S1, as well]

So while Aziraphale tries to, um, explain what humans do, Jimbriel "fans" one in Saraqael's face and then tries to (horror!) kill Rodney the Stunt fly with the Wicked Bible - the one with the printing error that says "You Shall Commit Adultery." *ahem* (not looking at you Jimbriel, oh no, not all...) Good thing it never works, Jimbriel declares, as the dust flies dramatically.

Edit: This book-banging episode is also a Monty Python reference! I found out over in my Assistant Bookseller meta that Jim's Fair Isle's style vest is a nod the Gumby characters, who all wear that style of vest and have the catchphrase "My brain hurts!" They also bang bricks together occasionally. *sigh* The things you didn't expect to find...Gabriel the Gumby...

The angels take no notice of Jim's antics. Since when do they take any notice of what goes on with humans, anyway? Oh, yes, they are going to keep a close eye on Aziraphale, but some idiotic human - nah! Don't care!

Then there's this travesty:

Aaah! The horror! Aziraphale reluctantly lets Maggie and Nina throw the books of human knowledge at the demons. But that doesn't work in the long run. Only the angel himself can solve this crisis.

[rosesradio]

we’re looking at 7.5k for the lukabeth one shot right now, i think it’ll be at least 11-12k when it’s done

[merelyspecters]

i think I've found my favorite section of the s1 lost series bible, which is the stuff on mythology

"easy to follow mythology" "follow exactly what's going on"

"nazi bunker" "there is no 'Ultimate Mystery' which requires solving. we are well aware of the lesson learned on ALIAS by dedicating so much of the storytelling to Rambaldi-centric mythology and have no intention of becoming so mired in it, further demonstrating our mission statement to tell self-contained stories on a weekly basis."

"true to our commitment to provide rational, real-world explanations for the seemingly bizarre" "man-made origins" "more machine than animal"

i'm being purposefully obtuse, though. i get how and why things changed. the bible was probably written the way it was to assure ABC, and the writers always intended on leaning further into the mystery. there really had never been a show like lost before. and when you're talking to network executives about an untested story, sometimes you have to fudge it a little.

but you really can see the written vision in season one; the writers were dedicated to a character-forward story with mystery elements. firing nearly all the s1 writers by s2 probably changed their modus operandi.

it's also important to mention that this series bible was written after the pilot, which was already filming. this was reverse-engineered based on that script.

i'll leave you on this:

[hellishvxbes]

Seeing all the Cain and Abel talk, do yall read the Bible 😭

[spacetimeaccordionfolder]

There's this one song that makes me think of malevolent at the beginning and at the very end and I keep zoning out in the middle and missing the cool ending part and having to rewind and this would be so much easier if I had some part in the middle to associate with something other than vague vibes. But no. I have tried to listen to this song thinking about the Character 5 times now. And I keep realizing I zoned out after the first few lines during the last line of the song oh dear i'm doing it again hang on

[frnkieroismydaddy]

I swear, the kind of people who think less of people for liking horoscopes are the same ones who move religious books to the fiction section at bookstores

[kipskiptrip]

If I see one more person refer to OSDD as a whole as a generalization or synonym of OSDD-1B I'm going to snap the wooden bars of this cage in the enclosures of my mouth and crawl my way out of Hell to Find You.

[opens-up-4-nobody]

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[dr-cruces]

I find it very interesting how Judas and Jesus, in their darkest hour, are depicted giving birth during medieval times. The reactions to both are different, delivering evil and rebirth. I don’t suppose it could be a nice metaphor for the mistress and the madonna.

[noahlivingston]

conclave was a good movie! constantly straddled the line between Catholicism crit and outright Catholic propaganda bc on one hand I think it does a pretty good job of exploring the complexity of the institution but it also insists that the church can change for the better if Catholics simply make good choices when in reality it won't and can't. a lot of this story was based on several levels of fantasy and that does undermine it in places. but idk I don't think that negates how much thought the writers put into the story. they really truly wanted to do something here and even tho I think it fell short in some places they also said everything they wanted to say very well.

however none of that shit I just said matters bc ultimately the thing that elevates this to true art was when they posed the serious and and institution rattling theological question that is "hey what if pope genitals weird 🤔" and then immediately fucking rolled credits. like HARD cut off. absolutely zero attempt to follow up on that one. so you're just left sitting there going woaw you're so right movie what IF pope genitals weird 🤔. that's cinema. that's deep shit.

[walmart-miku]

I think way too much about the weight that the title angel of death holds. Like Yosano spends about a year keeping these men away from death which makes the name angel of death kind of odd because it implies that she is the one leading them to their death. But its also super fitting because she is the one "causing" them to "die"/come close to dying repeatedly by preventing their deaths. Does that make sense?

Also while none of the men died in the war (except for tachihara's older brother who committed suicide) yosano killed plenty of them by driving them mad from the ptsd of getting blown to bits and then being put back together with absolutely nothing to prove that they were hurt in the first place. So while not physically dead, most of these men will probably never really live life again.

And the word angel is so terribly cruel for this title because that's what they used to call her when the soldiers still loved yosano and thought of her presence as a blessing and now it's used as a reminder of what she couldn't give them. Also they would call her a mistress of healing when they still loved her compared to angel of death. Complete opposites.

And angel of death is another way of saying the grim reaper