It is understandable that DeConick was frustrated about this. It seems that National Geographic received the spotlight on this project. Other motives such as making a profit out of a good story, or keeping the interpretation of the manuscripts to themselves could cause problems, and could leave out other interpretations that could be useful to the study of this codex.

I give Stephen a lot of credit for preserving some of the information from the manuscripts by taking notes.

It's interesting how this book has conversations with different religions and religious agreement. I don't know if this happens much in the real world. I know we discussed in class about different Christian groups and how they didn't get along because they were so similar. Maybe these two religious groups in this novel would reasonably get along?

These Gospel thrillers remind me of the shows on the Science Channel or National Geographic, where someone is trying to find a rare artifact that could change history as we know it. These thrillers have a sense of mystery to them, that peaks our curiosity about the Gospels and the Bible.

I feel that as time continues on, there will be more fear and uncertainty about the Bible. As more and more revisions and translations are made to the Bible, and as more discoveries are made about the Bible, it is inevitable that we will become uncertain about it. Humans are always trying to find the truth, and the Bible is no exception.

I didn't realize that there were this many monuments memorializing the Bible. The Bible has an influence on our politics, moral standards, our social lives, etc. The Founders centered our government and the laws we follow today based on the Bible in many ways. I find this interesting.

It is interesting how politics and democratic changes had an influence on splitting the church and the state, and allowed people to express their own religions.

These new revisions and translations to the Bible can cause conflict, especially for different religions. If these different translation of the Bible are read in school, this could cause controversy as other religions or different groups of Christians could be forced to read something that is contrary to their beliefs.

I wonder if new versions would be influenced by the social context that the new version was created in, such as in the 19th century, when the Revised Version was created. This reminds me of the form criticism and criteria approach we talked about. I assume the present circumstances could shape this new Revised Version's translation.

It makes sense that people would fear translations and their translators. Different translators could be biased in their opinions and goals.