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The Laughing Man
November 13th 2005, 01:45 AM
I was watching Jeopardy last Thursday and they had a college tournament going on. One of the categories that day was "Pithy Quotes." The students did very well on that category until they got to an answer that stated something to the effect of, "The shortest verse in the Bible, 'Jesus wept,' refers to Jesus' reaction to the death of this man." Silence. None of the students knew the answer! They didn't even take a guess. How sad is that? Unsurprising, unfortunately, but sad.
Sheepdog
November 13th 2005, 01:53 AM
i'm not suprized :shrug:
Solar
November 13th 2005, 02:03 AM
Yeah I was watching that at work. Kids just aren't into mythology like they use to be.

Please refrain from posting in Christian only areas.
The Laughing Man
November 13th 2005, 02:05 AM
Yeah I was watching that at work. Kids just aren't into mythology like they use to be.

Hello, troll. Goodbye, troll.
furay
November 13th 2005, 04:17 AM
Wow, I saw the same episode and I rarely watch that show. Thought the same thing. :hehe:
Meh_Gerbil
November 13th 2005, 08:21 AM
Apparently when the Bible is studied as 'literature' the retention rate among students is the same as with other literature.

Did they actually know who Jesus was or did they think he was a character in a recent Spanish-American novel?
eudyptes
November 13th 2005, 10:32 AM
I would venture to guess that students of the same age, taken from Sunday School classes, wouldn't fare much better. (Yes, there are exceptions to the rule.)
The Laughing Man
November 14th 2005, 12:54 AM
Apparently when the Bible is studied as 'literature' the retention rate among students is the same as with other literature.

Strangely, they retained quite a bit of knowledge about everything else.
Dave G
November 14th 2005, 01:56 AM
Strangely, they retained quite a bit of knowledge about everything else.

I remember hearing the same thing happen with a group of Mensa members who were on a radio quiz program. The question was, what river was crossed by the prophet Elijah and the Israelites by miracle? They were silent for a while, until somebody- hesitantly- said, "the Jordan?" It was notable because they didn't hesitate on any of the other questions.