I’m not quite sure what to make of this. There are many different versions of the Bible out there already. Do we really need another one? Especially one where people edit the Scriptures to include…zombies? I can just envision that fifty years in the future, after the economy collapses and plunges society into the dark ages again, that someone will come across a printed version of this zombiefied-Bible and think it’s the real deal. That’ll be an interesting spin on religion.
Besides, doesn’t the book of Revelations already provide enough of an apocalyptic scenario, what with the moon turning red as blood, demon locusts and earthquakes, without adding in zombies?
A few sample verses:
Exodus 1:7 And Joseph died because a Zombie got a hold of him and tore out his liver. Then he rose again to chase and eat all his brethren, and all that generation, until somebody wised up and smashed his head with some stale matzoh in a copper pot.
Psalms 1:1 Blessed is the man that shuffleth not in the gait of the zombies, nor standeth and stareth at nothing in the way of zombies, nor eateth the brains of the scornful.
Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for their brains shall be eaten first.
So…um…your opinion? Zombies=Better? Or does this genre need a bullet to the brain before it infects other literature?
I see that smile.
Zombies better.
Or, looking at it more broadly: a mass creative-writing project, reflecting the evolving oral tradition of the original. (Or Greek mythology, for that matter.)
That’s the real goal of the project: What happens when everybody puts their mind to something?
It’s sacrilege, of course. But it makes me feel good that people can write this sort of thing without being stoned or burned at the stake.
Oh, sure, there will be people who take umbrage at this bit of humor. Still, if you did this with some other sacred texts, you’d be in mighty big trouble with a few folks whose beliefs can’t seem to transcend written words.
I personally think God is bigger than anything we write about Him.
They will be DAMNED!
Heh. Good point, Elissa. Why is it that the single religion or religious text that people are allowed to make fun of is Christianity? Anything else is either offensive or politically incorrect, so it seems.
Anyways, it’s a funny project, which tickles my geek bone enough for me to humor it.