![]() ![]() I don't know about Tarantino or Jackson writing/rewriting the Bible, but I do know there is a good version of James Earl Jones Reading the Bible. Taken all together, Christianity has brought more good upon the face of the Earth than possibly any other movement or religion. ![]() Most charities in general, international aid, concern for the plight of the third world, these are all products or byproducts of Christianity. However, critics can't be as quick to ignore the multitude of good things that are flourishing in the world today because of the teachings of Jesus. Cultural and religious wars have been going on for centuries and the Christian Church cannot immediately sweep the historical atrocities they caused in the past under the proverbial rug. I'm not getting the historical reference to the Arabs you feel bad for so I'm not sure what to say about that. Evil happens in the world and sometimes it's random, sometimes it's the Devil, sometimes it's a person. The atrocities that you talk about starting with rape through murder are not necessarily evidence of the Lord's vengeance. I'm going to have to disagree with you on your points. Wikipedia: Pulp Fiction: Jules' Bible PassageĪpparently, this misquote was done on purpose to (a) heighten the dramatic effect and (b) to pay an homage to other films of which Tarantino was a big fan.Secrets Of "Pulp Fiction"(5/95) by Roger Ebert.Okay, what do I really feel? Shame on me. Perhaps what I came to realize is that I should read the Bible more and watch movies less, but I didn't need Pulp Fiction to tell me that, now did I? I'd say that the film-maker should have read the Bible more carefully, but that's not important. The effect is not quite as chilling as the movie upon first reading, but when you consider the implications to those living in these lands about to be punished by a living God, it sounds very dire. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I take vengeance on them. 17 I will carry out great vengeance on them and punish them in my wrath. Ezekiel 25:15-17ġ5 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because the Philistines acted in vengeance and took revenge with malice in their hearts, and with ancient hostility sought to destroy Judah, 16 therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am about to stretch out my hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Kerethites and destroy those remaining along the coast. The last section of which, A Prophecy Against Philistia, is the closest in relation to what was said in the movie. Noted are Ammonites, Moab, Edom, and Philistines. The 25 th chapter of Ezekiel is -in my limited understanding- a warning and a list of lands and peoples that had turned away from God and to whom His anger would soon be shown. I expected it to be a little off obviously, but not by this much. It's not that this should have been a surprise, least of all to me when I looked it up more recently. ![]() ![]() Since the link I found it on will likely be dead in 205.3592 seconds, I will post a thumbnail below.ĭo you want to know the truth behind this Bible verse? It is misquoted. In truth, the film is a classic, though violent in the extreme -a surprise for Quentin Tarantino, to be sure- and certainly treats the bible quote irreverantly.įoxTrot recently lampooned the quote for their newspaper and online edition. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. The quote is used fully twice in the film and is spoken by a hitman named Jules, played by one of my favorite actors, Samuel L. I imagine that I am like a lot of the group from my generation in that respect. Therefore, it is not surprising that the first verse from the Bible that I memorized was from a movie that came out while I was in college called Pulp Fiction. I was also raised a Catholic and apparently, the learning of Bible verses was not an effective part of my religious education, both formal ( PSR class) and informal (sitting in church). My journey as a christian began late in life, after marriage and kids. ![]()
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