Categories: spiritual-journey
Date: 06 September 2009 14:58:34
I don't Twitter or Tweet or whatever else people apparently do these days. In today's Observer, though, Victoria Coren notes ++Sentamu does (hope I have got his number of +'s right). Apparently, he has used it to advertise a post the York arch-diocease currently has for a director of communications amongst other things.
What I find interesting in the article is how she argues the bible is a series of tweets. Think it's an interesting comment. The debate it obviously raises is about depth, which she touches upon with her reference to " The sniffy commentators seem to believe it is an ersatz form of preaching, no substitute for a full church sermon."
I've been thinking about a few of my favourite bits of the bible and how I might express them in the 140 characters you are apparently allowed:
"Sarah miffed so Abraham kicked me out, now a depressed skint single mum in the desert." + "God showed up when I cracked up totally." + "Sisters are doing it for themselves, found Ish a wife". = Hagar
"Strange bloke at the well knew I was a bit of a slag but wasn't after sex" + "He told me all about myself and now I've got God" + "Telling the neighbours about how wonderful a bloke I don't actually want to shag is, now just got to tell the bloke I'm shacked up with" = the Samaritan woman at the well
"Desperate to just stop the bleeding" + "Don't care anymore, going to take the risk of touching the teacher" + "I'm healed, I really am healed :D, :D" = Hemorraging woman
"Just got home from Jerusalem, had a bloke we met on the road round for dinner, turned out it was Jesus. Now legging it back to tell the disciples" - Road to Emmaus
"Can't cope with the fact he's gone...I loved him" + "He's back but told me to stop clinging" = Mary Magdelene after death and ressurection.
Be interested to hear your suggestions on how to convey this stuff in a few words...you know where the comments are. Obviously not so suitable for bits where clear exegesis of the Greek or Hebrew is required.