WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TELL THE WORLD ABOUT THE BIBLE?
In celebration of our bicentennial, the Massachusetts Bible Society is working with Liz Walker Journey Productions to create a documentary on the Bible called "One Book, Many Voices." The film is being structured around a single question and we are soliciting responses to that question from clergy and scholars of all Christian traditions (we also have some Jewish responses). Responses will be collected and categorized with the final film built to illustrate those categories. Every responder will be listed in the film credits.
If you would like to participate, please answer the question below by Feb. 15, 2009 and e-mail your response to MBS Executive Director Rev. Anne Robertson and indicate your name and title as you would like it to appear in the film credits. In some cases the producers may want to follow up, so be sure to include your contact information.
If you know of other clergy or scholars who might be interested, please forward the question to them. There is no restriction on either the geographic location or denomination of the responders. The film will premiere at our Beck Lectures Oct. 18-21 in five locations across Massachusetts. If you would like to make a financial contribution to the film, please visit our documentary page.
Question: People have greatly varying levels of familiarity with the Bible. Some know nothing, some know a lot, some think they know things that are not biblical at all and others attribute biblical quotes, stories, and ideas to other erroneous sources.
If there was one piece of biblical understanding that you could share with the world, what would it be?
The answer might be very specific (e.g. Mary Magdalene was not a prostitute), very general (e.g. the biblical texts were not written in English), or even very ideological (e.g. a literal rendering of the text is irresponsible/essential). Answers might be technical or philosophical. What do you, personally, want to be sure people know or understand when they encounter the Bible?