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Why doesn't the Bible start out with "Once upon a time..."?
After all it is a fairy tale.
Fireball, you're correct. I am a slave of Satan and as such can't help myself.
OTH, I just might be an informed realist who doesn't believe in magic.
16 Answers
- Jabber wockLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
That and the disclaimer about "bearing no resemblance to real characters alive or dead" were removed somewhere along the line.
- *Blessed*Lv 71 decade ago
Because the people who wrote it knew that it WASN'T a fairy tale. That's why it starts "In the beginning..."
Of course, it's mostly metaphorically speaking, but that doesn't make it a fairy tale.
Source(s): non-religious, spiritual Christian - Anonymous1 decade ago
Anyone notice how much more cranky Fireball has been?
- Anonymous1 decade ago
They were pioneering in non-lame book openings.
I mean, IN THE BEGINNING, it's a pretty grand and epic opening, no?
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- ?Lv 61 decade ago
Because that was added first in Brother's Grimm I believe :/
Source(s): Correct me if I'm wrong please :x - Robert AbuseLv 71 decade ago
For the same reason that it doesn`t end in `...and they all lived happily ever after`
- Anonymous1 decade ago
It does in "Ye Olde" English..."In the beginning"
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I thought it started out with "A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away".
- Got Proof?Lv 71 decade ago
It does, it just uses "In the beginning..." instead, but it's the same principle.
