This is a lot of stuff from the Bible. If you don't want to read it, then don't.
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For travel team, I need to read the gospel of Luke. In order to help me remember, I am going to post summary type things. I will probably be doing all 24 chapters. If I missed something important, let me know. :)Luke 1
One day while Zechariah is in the temple, the angel Gabriel comes to visit him. Gab said, "Don't be afraid, For God has heard your prayer, and your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son. And you are to name him John." Zech then replies, "How can I know this will happen? I'm an old man now and my wife is also well along in years." Since Zech doubted him, he can't talk until the baby is born. Liz becomes pregnant and says. "How kind the Lord is. He has taken away my disgrace of having no children."
Shortly after this, Gab visits Liz's relative, Mary. He tells her that she will have a baby and she will name his Jesus. She is a virgin, so how can she have a baby? The Holy Spirit will come upon her so her baby will be holy. He tells her about Liz (who was in her 6th month). He says "Nothing is impossible with God."
Mary goes to visit Mary. When Mary gets there, she greets Liz. Liz's baby "leaped within her" at the sound of Mary's voice. Liz tells Mary that she is blessed. Mary sings a song of praise.
Liz has her baby. At the circumcision ceremony, friends and family want to name the baby Zechariah after the father. Liz says his name is John. The guests are confused because no one in the family is named John. Zech motions for a writing tablet and writes, "His name is John." Zech can speak again. After people hear about this, they say, "I wonder what this child will turn out to be? For the hand of the Lord is surly upon him."
Zech is filled with the Holy Spirit and gives a prophecy. He says that John will prepare the way of the Lord. John grows up and then lives in the wilderness until he began his ministry to Israel.
Briefer summary: The Births of John the Baptist and Jesus are foretold. Liz and Mary are related and are pregnant at about the same time. Mary visits Liz for 3 months. John is born and named. Zech can speak again and makes a prophesy about John.
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So that is Luke chapter 1. Did I miss anything? Should I reword the parts taken directly from the Bible? Should I change it from old-ish English to more modern English?
Au revoir. Je m'en vais.
-Amarantha93
OH!!! Then the next chapter is my favorite part of the Bible! (well, I'm sad to admit that I don't know too much of it, so...)
ReplyDeleteAnyways, it was an old Christmas passage, and I actually learned it off of Charlie Brown...
"Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a savior, which is Christ the Lord."
@skys I was watching Charlie Brown yesterday. but not the Christmas one.
ReplyDeleteI like the next part too :)
@Squirrelly- duuuuude, that's how I memorized Luke 2, too! xD
ReplyDeleteAwesome, Amar! I've been trying to read the Bible cover-to-cover lately, but I can't seem to get past Exodus O_O
@kevin I tried cover to cover too...I didnt even make it out of genesis...
ReplyDeleteI have this ancient Bible that is completely falling apart, (it's paperback AND older than I am...) but I keep around because it has a really good glossary and different guides and stuff. One of them is "Read the Bible in a Year." It lists the 365 days, then for each day, gives you two or three chapters to read.
ReplyDeleteStrangely, (or not so strangely,) it doesn't go in order. The two or three chapters you read each day might not even be from the same book - but they all relate very well!
It starts with the four Gospels I think, before going into the Old Testament... I think it's a good idea and a good tactic (though I'm sad to say I didn't get very far either...):(
@skys wow. mine is about 8 years old. and it's hardcover.
ReplyDeletethe read the bible in a year sounds very useful. :) and all the glossaries and stuff.