I was wandering through Barnes and Noble this evening, and this lime-green display of books caught my eye. Then I did a double-take as I saw the advertising:
"Inspired by....The Bible Experience Companion Bible"
Wow.
"Inspired by....The Bible Experience Companion Bible"
Wow.
Now, I'm not sure just how many Bibles you may need to have an experience...but if you're already moving on to a companion, after reading something inspired by the 'Bible Experience'....well - good for you I suppose, but it sounds very convoluted. No doubt it's changed lives and yadda yadda yadda...but c'mon people - just how dumb do we as Americans need to be treated before we start catching idiocies like this? Let me spell it out for you:
There is a bible.
You can gain knowledge from it, and some people have had spiritual experiences from it.
There is no companion bible to the bible. Sorry - it doesn't get any simpler than cracking it open and reading it. Perhaps you will have an experience, perhaps not.
And in case you don't belive me:
Good post Christa. But I have to tell you (and you know I will) The Bible Experience Campanion Bible is the most stupid thing I have heard of - today. Yesterday it was fish - don't get me started down that road.
ReplyDeleteIt is this simple:
This is the Bible.
Crack!
This is your future if you ignore it.
Questions?
It's all an attempt to empty people wallets.
But I have to know - did you buy one?
Ralph
My new favorite bible is ...The Breast Cancer Bible. You can see it right away. It is the bright pink cover with a ribbon on it. I actually saw it at the store on Saturday.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait for the AIDS Bible to come out. I wonder who will buy it. Even better, I wonder who would bring it to church?
Spirituality co-opted by marketing. Ahh, the American way!
I would like a companion bible for my Unix bible please.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a companion bible to the Bible Experience which is an audiobible. I think it makes perfectly good sense than an audiobible has a book you can follow along with. Hence the name, companion bible.
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