Frazz by Jef Mallett for April 30, 2010
April 29, 2010
May 01, 2010
Transcript:
Caulfield says, "I don't understand how people can interpret literally a book that seriously contradicts itself." Frazz says, "Um? you might want to be careful where yout hink out loud about the bible." Caulfield says, "What bible?" Caulfield says, "I'm talking about 'Advanced Concepts in Calculus.'" Frazz says, "Just because you don't understand chapter 42 doesn't mean it contradicts chapter 41."
VoiceOfTruth almost 13 years ago
This is an unsupported statement. You should mention the verses you are having problems with, and start a discussion. Did you make this statement merely to express your disapproval of Christianity? Please respect your Christian readers and leave out these unsubstantiated remarks.
votvot over 11 years ago
@VoiceOfTruth
You completely missed the point, and the joke. He’s not snubbing the Bible, he’s defending it against ignorant ridicule.
If that doesn’t seem to make sense when you reread it, then try again with just the first and last sentences. He’s saying that just because you don’t understand one passage, it doesn’t mean it contradicts another. A classic problem with the Bible is that people that aren’t familiar with it see contradictions where there are none.
I’m just curious which book of the Bible has 42 chapters, and a belief among critics that chapters 41 and 42 contradict each other. (Not all his jokes are that deep, but this one feels like it.)
clutzyninja over 11 years ago
He wasn’t talking about the bible in the last panel, he was talking about the math textbook Caulfield was actually having trouble with.
And also, lighten up. The strip makes fun of people who know nothing about art and literature all the time, do you jump to their defense?
childe_of_pan over 7 years ago
Wow, talk about being seriously irony deficient…