Biblical Bloopers
I have finally finished this book good omens I got last october, it's a good novel actually, and its pretty funny. Its about a devil and an angel who were sent to earth during the bible's version of the creation of the universe in order to tempt or guide mankind according to which side these beings were on.
The devil and the angel eventually became friends after 6000 years on the job because they got used to seeing each other for that long. And both of them also developed a fondness for earthly pleasures, the devil had a thing for a good ride, music and wine while the angel liked a lot of books and tea. Then judgement day is coming and both of them now doesn't want to part with their great life on earth and they try everything to stop the four horsemen, the armies of heaven and earth and the end of days.
There was this one part in the novel about the angel loving all sorts of books, hence he kept a small bookshop for himself. He'd love to collect bible misprints too which were enumerated in the novel's footnotes, because for an angel it was like poking fun on your superiors. I had a good laugh about the idea of a bible gone wrong but it wasn't until I finished reading the novel when I read through some internet article that those bible misprints in the novel does exists! And they are picking up quite a fortune at ebay, probably because people would want to have hard copies of god making mistakes, and no amount of miracle can save him from these books.
Say what? Some of the more famous bible misprints include:
The Wicked Bible (1631): In exodus 20:14 the word "not" was omitted making the seventh commandment read "Thou shall commit adultery". Though never mentioned, the printers were probably burned at stake. A copy now sells at $89,500.
Unrighteous Bible (1653): In corinthians 6:9 the word "not" was omitted before the word "inherit" thus read "Know ye not that the unrighteous shall inherit the kingdom of god?"
Sin On Bible (1716): John 8:11 reads "Go and sin on more" rather than "Go and sin no more".
The Fool's God (1763): In Psalm 14:1 the word "no" was omitted before "god" making the line read as "the fool hath said in his heart there is a god".
Judas Bible (1611): In mathew 26:36 judas tells jesus after the last supper "Sit ye here while I go yonder and pray" which should have been jesus' line to judas.
The Standing Fishes (1806): In ezekiel 47:10 "fishers" was replaced by "fishes" making the line read as "And it shall come to pass, that the fishes shall stand upon it from engedi even unto eneglaim".
Denial Bible (1792): In luke 22:34, philip instead of peter is the apostle who would deny jesus.
Vinegar Bible (1717): The chapter heading for Luke 20 reads "The parable of the vinegar" instead of "The parable of the vineyard". A copy now sells at $5,000
Affinity Bible (1927): Contains a table of family affinities that includes the line "A man may not marry his grandmother's wife".
Printers Bible (1612): In Psalm 119:161 "printers" replaces "princes" to read "Printers have persecuted me without a cause" (the bible got this one right)
The devil and the angel eventually became friends after 6000 years on the job because they got used to seeing each other for that long. And both of them also developed a fondness for earthly pleasures, the devil had a thing for a good ride, music and wine while the angel liked a lot of books and tea. Then judgement day is coming and both of them now doesn't want to part with their great life on earth and they try everything to stop the four horsemen, the armies of heaven and earth and the end of days.
There was this one part in the novel about the angel loving all sorts of books, hence he kept a small bookshop for himself. He'd love to collect bible misprints too which were enumerated in the novel's footnotes, because for an angel it was like poking fun on your superiors. I had a good laugh about the idea of a bible gone wrong but it wasn't until I finished reading the novel when I read through some internet article that those bible misprints in the novel does exists! And they are picking up quite a fortune at ebay, probably because people would want to have hard copies of god making mistakes, and no amount of miracle can save him from these books.
Say what? Some of the more famous bible misprints include:
The Wicked Bible (1631): In exodus 20:14 the word "not" was omitted making the seventh commandment read "Thou shall commit adultery". Though never mentioned, the printers were probably burned at stake. A copy now sells at $89,500.
Unrighteous Bible (1653): In corinthians 6:9 the word "not" was omitted before the word "inherit" thus read "Know ye not that the unrighteous shall inherit the kingdom of god?"
Sin On Bible (1716): John 8:11 reads "Go and sin on more" rather than "Go and sin no more".
The Fool's God (1763): In Psalm 14:1 the word "no" was omitted before "god" making the line read as "the fool hath said in his heart there is a god".
Judas Bible (1611): In mathew 26:36 judas tells jesus after the last supper "Sit ye here while I go yonder and pray" which should have been jesus' line to judas.
The Standing Fishes (1806): In ezekiel 47:10 "fishers" was replaced by "fishes" making the line read as "And it shall come to pass, that the fishes shall stand upon it from engedi even unto eneglaim".
Denial Bible (1792): In luke 22:34, philip instead of peter is the apostle who would deny jesus.
Vinegar Bible (1717): The chapter heading for Luke 20 reads "The parable of the vinegar" instead of "The parable of the vineyard". A copy now sells at $5,000
Affinity Bible (1927): Contains a table of family affinities that includes the line "A man may not marry his grandmother's wife".
Printers Bible (1612): In Psalm 119:161 "printers" replaces "princes" to read "Printers have persecuted me without a cause" (the bible got this one right)
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