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Epignosis wrote:

Epignosis wrote:I am in need of three more tribal representatives. Please private message me if you are interested and available at 9:00 PM EST for less than an hour.

One more, please.

We should be full now, thanks.

Epignosis wrote:I am in need of three more tribal representatives. Please private message me if you are interested and available at 9:00 PM EST for less than an hour.

One more, please.

Ruth wrote:RIP Job

I am voting Jebusites. It sounds like "Jeebus" and I am in favor of that.

There's a reason for that! It comes from the word "Jebus."

1 This is an account of how Job, a crestfallen man who knew much trouble, was stoned: 2 Unnumbered calamities had befallen the people of Sin-d’kaht, and after casting lots, it was determined that Job had brought misfortunate upon them. 3 “Take Job to the city gates and stone him,” it was said. “Then our people will know peace.” 4 But Job heard of their intentions, and hid himself away in a cave outside of the city. 5 But when Job hid himself in a cave outside the city, the people grew furious and made burnt sacrifices to an idol, a golden marmot.* 6 That same hour, the earth trembled, and the earth swallowed Job. 7 When no one came to claim his land or his possessions, Job’s enemies raided his home and began to claim objects for themselves. They were like shameful thieves, for each man did what was right in his own sight. 8 In their greed, they came to know Job’s other name, Jude. 9 After Job was swallowed by the earth, caravans of foreigners came roundabout Sin-d’kaht, and trumpets sounded. 10 When the people had gathered together, it was decreed that a contest would ensue at about the third hour on the fifth day.** 11 “People of Sin-d’kaht: Long have you feared your neighbors, whose warring is endless. We seek a peaceful end to our quarrel, so that our young men may know old age. 12 “Choose this night whom you will serve, whether the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites or the Jebusites. 13 Then shall one from each tribe rise up to do battle; the victorious one shall be rewarded with his people. Pray to your gods*** if you would pledge yourselves to ending our dispute.”

*Trans. uncertain. Alt. trans: Wiseass
**That is, about 9:00pm EST.
***Alt. trans: Send a private message to your Host

Who slew Gideon?

Poll ended at Thu May 14, 2015 7:30 pm

Absalom
1
Lazarus (8)
4%

Balaam
5
Absalom (6), Nicodemus (7), Rebecca (10), Jephthah (20), Judah (23)
20%

Barnabas
0
No votes

Bathsheba
0
No votes

Belshazzar
0
No votes

Deborah
1
Deborah (24)
4%

Esther
0
No votes

Isaac
0
No votes

Jacob
0
No votes

Jephthah
0
No votes

Job
9
Uzziah (5), Rachel (9), Stephen (11), Jonah (12), Samuel (13), Balaam (16), Esther (21), Jonathan (22), Belshazzar (25)
36%

Jonah
0
No votes

Jonathan
0
No votes

Judah
0
No votes

Lazarus
2
Mordecai (14), Rahab (18)
8%

Lot
0
No votes

Malchus
0
No votes

Mordecai
0
No votes

Nicodemus
0
No votes

Pilate
0
No votes

Rachel
2
Pilate (3), Job (19)
8%

Rahab
0
No votes

Rebecca
0
No votes

Ruth
0
No votes

Samuel
0
No votes

Stephen
0
No votes

Uzziah
1
Ruth (17)
4%

The Shofar (The Host, the Non, the Dead)
4
Epignosis (1), MovingPictures07 (2), Metalmarsh89 (4), Bass_the_Clever (15)
16%


Total votes : 25

10 In those days, there was a simple man named Gideon. 11 On his way home, Gideon met the Egyptian emissary who had beset Paul with serpents. 12 “Pharaoh sounds like failure,” Gideon said. 13 This incensed the emissary, who shouted at Gideon in the Egyptian tongue.
14 But Gideon could not understand the emissary’s words, and his ears heard, “Aiight we gotta cut this out. I'm part of the problem too. We all gotta step up because lets be honest the good guys never win these sock games and it's because we all slack off. 15 Sloth's a sin and an ugly one at that so lets put our game faces on. 16 We only need to lynch 5 of these beancounters and we'll all happily walk hand in hand to noah's ark with smiles on our faces and God's love in our hearts. 17 and maybe we have to deal with these horsemen I mean who knows. but if we pull ourselves together and start really paying attention and participate and have faith in EACH OTHER we can beat these guys. Amen.” 18 Gideon marveled at the sound of the strange words, and did not retaliate when the emissary struck him down. 19 Hagar, a maidservant, witnessed the death of Gideon, but decided in her heart to say nothing about it. 20 What she did was evil in the sight of the Lord, so He put her to death. 21 When the Lord’s anger no longer burned against the people of Sin-d’kaht, He declared, “We are not strangers to love. You know My commands, at home or abroad. 22 A full commitment is what I am thinking of. You will not get this from any other God. I will never forsake you.”

Balaam wrote:FYI host above all hosts, your link for Mary's stoning post at the beginning of the thread goes to her post filter page and not the stoning post.

At least it doesn't lead to Saint Astley.

1 When the serpents of Egypt had killed Paul, they did creep along the dust of the earth and took refuge in the tent of Mary Magdalene. 2 And it came to pass that in the morning, witnesses heard the sound the serpents made ere Mary Magdalena was awake.
3 “Surely she is a conspirator with the emissary from Egypt, who brought this evil among us. She must be destroyed,” they reasoned. 4 And so they were exceedingly vexed with the presence of Mary Magdalene, and went into her tent and slew her. 5 And when they prepared the body for burial, they were astonished, saying, “Wherefore did a man name himself Mary Magdalene?” 6 Another answered, saying, “We have surely sinned, for in the tent I found the seal of Israel, that which belongs only to King David. He hid himself as a woman to hide from his enemies” 7 And they tore their clothes and beat their breasts, having slain a king of Israel. 8 The Lord heard of their sins, and His wrath burned against the people of Sin-d’kaht. 9 And there was much linki.

Who slew Paul?

Poll ended at Mon May 11, 2015 6:27 pm

Absalom
1
Lazarus (23)
4%

Balaam
0
No votes

Barnabas
0
No votes

Bathsheba
0
No votes

Belshazzar
0
No votes

Deborah
0
No votes

Esther
0
No votes

Gideon
0
No votes

Hagar
0
No votes

Isaac
0
No votes

Jacob
0
No votes

Jephthah
0
No votes

Job
4
Uzziah (6), Isaac (11), Rachel (21), Esther (22)
15%

Jonah
0
No votes

Jonathan
0
No votes

Judah
0
No votes

Lazarus
3
Mordecai (10), Jonathan (15), Gideon (16)
12%

Lot
0
No votes

Malchus
0
No votes

Mary Magdalene
7
Rebecca (14), Jacob (17), Belshazzar (18), Jephthah (19), Deborah (20), Ruth (25), Balaam (26)
27%

Mordecai
0
No votes

Nicodemus
0
No votes

Pilate
0
No votes

Rachel
2
Lot (7), Mary Magdalene (8)
8%

Rahab
1
Jonah (12)
4%

Rebecca
0
No votes

Ruth
0
No votes

Samuel
0
No votes

Stephen
0
No votes

Uzziah
4
Job (5), Nicodemus (9), Absalom (13), Rahab (24)
15%

Pharisees (The Host, the Non, the Dead)
4
Epignosis (1), Martha (2), MovingPictures07 (3), Metalmarsh89 (4)
15%


Total votes : 26

Balaam wrote:HOST: Does God only inflict divine judgement on a random civvie while Noah is still alive? Or is divine judgement a permanent fixture and only a few people can be protected from it while Noah is still alive?

Divine judgement will occur whether Noah is alive or not.

8 And lo, while they were stoning Cain, an emissary from Egypt came to the gates. 9 “I am seeking the one called Paul of Sin-d’kaht,” he said to the people. “Show him to me so that I might carry out my master’s wishes.” 10 They answered, “Paul is addressing the crowd gathered in the marketplace. He is always addressing the crowd. His words are like blades of grass in a field. Number them if you can.” 11 The emissary from Egypt found Paul preaching, even as darkness had spread upon the land. 12 “Hear O children of Sin-d’kaht, the wisdom of Solomon: 13 ‘If I have any wisdom to share, it is that heathens do not want to get caught, and so we must look for them in unconventional places. 14 Look at those who voted for Cain at the very end of Chapter I and see if they were setting him up for an easy lynch in Chapter II. 15 But also pay attention to those who do not seek attention. 16 Bathsheba, mother, why must you betray me with your heathenism? Look closely at her words, children of God, for she walks among us, but she is not one of us.’” 17 When Paul had finished, he welcomed the emissary into his home and sat at meat with him. 18 “What is your message, friend?” Paul asked. “It is here in this vessel,” the emissary answered. “Open it and see.” 19 When Paul brake the vessel, behold, serpents spilled forth into his lap and tasted his flesh.

Belshazzar wrote:Host: What's going on with Samson voting? Is it just an illegal move?

Samson? Who is Samson?

1 Now there was a man living among the people of Sin-d’kaht whose name was Cain. He had slain his brother and had sought refuge in those lands. 2 Cain labored in the fields as a hired laborer. His abode was a tent near the fields where he worked. 3 One day a plowshare went missing. There were eight who said to their master, “Yes, it was Cain who took the plowshare.” 4 At midday, while most of the hired laborers were still laboring in the field, the eight took their master to Cain’s tent. 5 The missing plowshare was not in Cain’s tent, but rather they found the Urim and the Thummin. 6 So the master reasoned, “Why does he have the Urim and the Thummin, relics which belong unto the priests of Israel? He is no priest. He must yet be a thief.” 7 And verily did the people take Cain to the eastern gate and stone him for thievery.

Who slew Martha?

Poll ended at Thu May 07, 2015 6:03 pm

Absalom
1
Lazarus (18)
5%

Balaam
0
No votes

Barnabas
0
No votes

Bathsheba
0
No votes

Belshazzar
0
No votes

Cain
8
Paul (8), Absalom (9), Belshazzar (10), Deborah (11), Malchus (12), Rahab (14), Balaam (16), Bathsheba (20)
40%

Deborah
0
No votes

Esther
0
No votes

Gideon
0
No votes

Hagar
0
No votes

Isaac
0
No votes

Jacob
0
No votes

Jephthah
1
Rebecca (17)
5%

Job
2
Uzziah (2), Rachel (7)
10%

Jonah
0
No votes

Jonathan
0
No votes

Judah
0
No votes

Lazarus
0
No votes

Lot
0
No votes

Malchus
0
No votes

Mary Magdalene
0
No votes

Mordecai
0
No votes

Nicodemus
0
No votes

Pilate
0
No votes

Rachel
0
No votes

Rahab
0
No votes

Rebecca
0
No votes

Ruth
0
No votes

Samuel
1
Samson (3)
5%

Stephen
1
Stephen (15)
5%

Uzziah
3
Job (6), Lot (13), Jonathan (19)
15%

Housework (The Host, the Non, the Dead)
3
Epignosis (1), Metalmarsh89 (4), MovingPictures07 (5)
15%


Total votes : 20

15 The night that Samson was stoned, the angel of Death came upon the people of Sin-d’kaht, and the firstborn of all who had risen up against Samson died. 16 In the midst of the mourning, Martha, who was childless, set about preparing for the next day’s meal. 17 Whilst she was preparing the dung with salt, a woman came, offering to help her. 18 “I do not need your help, hunny,*” Martha said to the foreign woman. 19 “As it should be, for I did not come into this dwelling to help you, but to slay you.” 20 The foreign woman laid her hands upon her and buried Martha’s face in the dung heap until Martha could not take breath. 21 And it came to pass that Martha was slain by Jezebel, wife of Ahab, which added unto the dead of Sin’d-kaht that Night.

*Alt. trans. pooky-schnookums

Lot wrote:(not to mention, he sacrificed his daughter as a burnt offering.)

29 Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon. 30 And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands, 31 then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord’s, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.

32 So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the Lord delivered them into his hands. 33 And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.

34 And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter. 35 And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the Lord, and I cannot go back. 36 And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the Lord, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the Lord hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon. 37 And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows. 38 And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains. 39 And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel, 40 that the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

++++

I do not believe Jephthah sacrificed his daughter as a burnt offering. That doesn't make sense, for three reasons:

1. Human sacrifice was prohibited among the Hebrews under the Mosaic covenant. Granted, the Israelites did plenty of evil things during this period, but that one was universally frowned upon among them. Jephthah was remembered as a conqueror and hero, so it would seem strange that a man who knew the rules would choose to burn his only daughter knowing such a thing would not please God.

2. E.W. Bullinger points out that the word often translated "and" in verse 31 ("whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord’s, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.") could reasonably be translated "or." Prior to that verse is this one: "Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon." The Spirit of the Lord led Jephthah to swear burning his daughter as an offering to the Lord? Nah.

3. Notice that the lament from the daughter is not that her skin is about to be extra crispy, but that she will never know a man. Her virginity was bewailed, not her life. If you were about to die a horrible death, would your first instinct be to mourn the fact that you've never had sex? If so, congratulations, you will enjoy the next American Pie film. The text explicitly tells us that the vow meant that "she knew no man." If she's a human torch, that much could be assumed, right?

No, Jephthah's anguish is spelled out in verse 34: He has no grandchildren. Now he shall surely have none. In the patriarchal mindset of the time, Jephthah's daughter belongs to God, and therefore cannot belong to a husband. That is why he is pissed (and I've read a couple of articles that claim that the cultural clues indicate that Jephthah's daughter was a total brat who knew her father vowed this and wanted to be a bitch. I don't know if I agree on that point, but it was interesting reading all the same).

7 When the servant of the Lord spake unto the people of Sin-d’kaht all the things the Lord bade him to utter, the people were sore afraid. And they began to quarrel. 8 While they quarreled, a certain man named Samson accused Samuel of adultery, that Samuel had bedded many female-identified socks (socks is the Sin-d’kaht word for foreigners). 9 When several witnesses came forth declaring that Samuel had not slept with any socks, Samson tore his hair and threw himself to the ground, confessing that he did not truly believe that Samuel was guilty of this sin. 10 The people turned their faces against Samson. “If you did not believe Samuel was evil, wherefore did you bear false witness against him?” 11 And verily did they take him to the city gates and stone him. 12 When they had done this, a traveler from Israel passed by and saw what they had done. 13 “This is a wicked generation indeed, for I know this man you call Samson. In Israel, he is called James, the Son of Alphaeus.” 14 At this, the people returned to their homes, fearful of what calamity may await them during the Night.

Who is wicked among you?

Poll ended at Mon May 04, 2015 3:57 pm

Absalom
2
Cain (13), Malchus (19)
6%

Balaam
0
No votes

Barnabas
1
Stephen (9)
3%

Bathsheba
0
No votes

Belshazzar
0
No votes

Cain
5
Deborah (14), Absalom (15), Uzziah (25), Ruth (28), Balaam (32)
15%

Deborah
0
No votes

Esther
0
No votes

Gideon
1
Hagar (29)
3%

Hagar
0
No votes

Isaac
0
No votes

Jacob
0
No votes

Jephthah
2
Rebecca (18), Lot (26)
6%

Jonah
0
No votes

Jonathan
0
No votes

Judah
0
No votes

Lot
1
Gideon (5)
3%

Malchus
0
No votes

Mary Magdalene
2
Jonah (22), Jephthah (30)
6%

Mordecai
0
No votes

Nicodemus
0
No votes

Paul
2
Martha (8), Nicodemus (27)
6%

Pilate
0
No votes

Rachel
0
No votes

Rebecca
1
Rachel (7)
3%

Ruth
0
No votes

Samson
7
Mordecai (11), Mary Magdalene (12), Isaac (16), Jacob (17), Jonathan (20), Belshazzar (23), Samuel (24)
21%

Samuel
2
Paul (1), Samson (4)
6%

Stephen
0
No votes

Uzziah
4
Pilate (6), Job (10), Rahab (31), Long Con (33)
12%

Could it be...SATAN? (The Host, the Non, the Dead)
3
Epignosis (2), MovingPictures07 (3), Metalmarsh89 (21)
9%


Total votes : 33

Rebecca wrote:Host: Can we attain sainthood by making martyrs of ourselves?

What? No! That would ruin the carpet.

Sainthood is bestowed upon those who bring the beer.

nijuukyugou wrote:Ah shit. Drinking and mafia do not often mix

I disagree.

1In the last year of the reign of King Mooby, everyone did what was right in his own sight. 2The city of Mafioso, in the region of Sin-d’kaht, was filled with evil, for many wicked people sought refuge there, hiding their countenances, as was the custom in that place. 3Their transgressions were an affront to the Lord. Among their sins was covetousness, idol worship, murder, fornication, and grave infodumping. 4When the Lord’s anger waxed mightily against them, He sent His servant to warn them that judgment was at hand. 5“This is what the Lord says,” the servant declared. “Purge the wickedness from among you, and then you shall know peace. Your fields shall be fruitful, your vineyards will yield the choicest wine, and the nations will tremble before you. 6But if you do not do this day what I have commanded you, you will not know peace. Your fields will spoil. Your vineyards will yield the bird of thunder. And the nations roundabout you will look at you and call you rekt among the earth.”

Which section of the Bible would you be most apt to study?

Poll ended at Sat May 02, 2015 3:43 pm

The Law
8
Ruth (6), Balaam (9), Hagar (12), Bathsheba (16), Lot (21), Belshazzar (29), Gideon (33), Cain (35)
22%

The History
5
Jonathan (5), Stephen (7), Rachel (23), Jacob (25), Jephthah (37)
14%

The Poetry
2
Absalom (2), Samuel (34)
5%

The Proverbs
2
Nicodemus (3), Malchus (28)
5%

The Gospels
4
Rahab (15), Job (18), Martha (19), Lazarus (36)
11%

The Acts
1
Samson (4)
3%

The Epistles
3
Esther (20), Deborah (24), Judah (26)
8%

The Apocalypse
8
Paul (8), Uzziah (10), Barnabas (13), Mordecai (17), Jonah (22), Isaac (27), Rebecca (30), Mary Magdalene (31)
22%

The Index (The Host, the Dead, the Non)
4
Epignosis (1), Metalmarsh89 (11), MovingPictures07 (14), zeek (32)
11%


Total votes : 37

Ruth wrote:I have never been a fan of Pauls; he is such a misogynist.

No more so than almost any male during that time, I would say. In fact, given the cultural changes (and fashion revolutions) during the first century, I would argue that Paul was more aware of the importance and value of women than most of his contemporaries. A lot of what we see presented in his letters dealt with propriety among a given culture, even if Paul (a former Pharisee) used Pharisaic rhetoric and arguments to prove his point (and Israelite Christians in foreign lands would have accepted those arguments).

The head covering passage in First Corinthians 11 makes a lot of sense in this context.

Samuel wrote:Check in. I see we are all trying to play our little parts. How cute, in that case I recommend not crossing me or I may have to call down some bears on your ass. Just sayin'.

Elisha's baldness I will not mock.

Samuel wrote:@Host, will it be relevant to the game to figure out who the other players are?

Figuring out who the other players are is always relevant, isn't it?

Lot wrote:

Deborah wrote:Im suspicious of Lot, for missing the obvious LAW-T joke when he voted for The Law.

I may make a lot of puns, but I'm trying to stick to one per post. Put the tent peg away.

Deborah is not the one with the tent peg. She is the little old woman depicted in the piece. The tent peg-wielder is none other than Jael, who drove it into the Canaanite warlord Sisera's head while he was asleep. Barak, who defeated the opposing army but lost out on the honor for slaying the captain, is the man in the background.

Epignosis wrote:Disciples search as long as they are alive.

This is technically untrue, and I just realized why: Disciples who have not been found search as long as they are alive. Disciples who have been found stop searching and start using whatever gifts God has given them.

Forgive me for any confusion I may have caused!

Also, if the final six vote before the tenth hour (PM EST), the first stoning will begin.

Rahab wrote:I see the votes are not changeable for this poll. Host Almighty, will all polls have unchangeable votes?

"But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil." -Matthew 5:37

Absalom wrote:Host: Does anyone have info on this poll?

Perhaps. Perhaps not.

Ruth wrote:And would non-game related Biblical chatter be OT?

That sounds appropriate.

Ordinarily, I like to stay out of the thread unless someone addresses me or I need to address something. However, this is the first time I've ever offered a theme that was academic rather than pop-cultural. For that reason, I hope no one minds my (occasional) commentary and observations on culture or history. Feel free to disregard or read at your pleasure.

Rachel wrote:Mr. Epig Sir-- when talking about the Apocalypse, do you mean the genre as a whole? For example, the book of Daniel is an excellent example of apocalyptic literature, but it not in the actual Apocalypse as depicted in the New Testament.

Daniel contains eschatological content, including an apocalypse, although his book is generally categorized in the "major prophets."

An "apocalypse" is synonymous with the word "revelation." The word refers to uncovering something, or making something that was hidden known. The word itself has nothing to do with the end of the world, although it has long since gained that connotation. It's interesting to me how words adopt meanings they did not have at one time.

Ruth wrote:Epignosis, will we discover the results of this poll?

"For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad." Luke 8:17

Nicodemus wrote:Questions:

- How does the diciple mechanic work? Each disciple looks for another at night, and when a diciple is found, that persons ability is activated? Will the searcher be told whether they have found a disciple? If one disciple finds another, does the person who found a disciple stop searching or do they continue to search?

- Can Noah select the same 7 players each time?

- Does Goliath's role block count for the searching of disciples?

- Does Jezebel's ability take away a disciples search as well as his power?

- It doesn't say whether the four horseman have BTSC, so are these roles independent?

There's no need to shout. I, the Host, have heard thy prayer.

-The disciples search for one another in the manner in which you have described. They will not be told if they are successful. Disciples search as long as they are alive.

-Yes.

-Yes.

-The disciples are not prophets, so no.

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After the recent discovery of a pair of supposedly ancient manuscripts in a tomb in southern Lebanon, scholars ranging from historians to philologists are keen on determining the nature and authenticity of the documents, wondering if they can shed light on the mysteries of the Bible. Gregory Pope, noted anthropologist and social-science author, has written that the manuscripts (titled First and Second Mafioso) may give insight into the culture of ancient Near Eastern peoples.

Other scholars remain unconvinced.

Rabbi Moshe ben Yochai, Talmudic expert, notes a “dubious quality” regarding the authorship of the manuscripts, pointing out that the style is too dissimilar to ancient Mediterranean manuscripts of the same period, and that instances of words foreign to the languages of the time make repeated appearances. Terms such as “feb” and “linki” do not appear in any known text from that region. Linguists are puzzled as to their meaning, and have thus far only been able to offer conjecture.

The content, though, as far as it has been accurately translated, involves acts of brutality, betrayal, and deception that rivals that found in canonical literature. Stonings are frequent and disturbing, sometimes taking place over the slightest infractions. Public vengeance is not the only manner of violence that appears, and if the authenticity of the manuscripts can be confirmed, they will serve as grim evidence that the people depicted in biblical literature were even more brutal and less forgiving than canon suggests.

First Mafioso

Preface
First Mafioso 1:1-6
First Mafioso 1:7-14 - Samson is stoned.
First Mafioso 1:15-21 - Martha is slain.
First Mafioso 2:1-7 - Cain is stoned.
First Mafioso 2:8-19 - Paul is slain.
First Mafioso 3:1-9 - Mary Magdalene is stoned.
First Mafioso 3:10-22 - Gideon is slain. God smites Hagar.
First Mafioso 4:1-13 - Job is stoned.
First Mafioso 4:14-24 - Barnabas starves. Nicodemus is slain.
First Mafioso 5:1-11 - Uzziah is stoned.
First Mafioso 6:1-9 - Ruth is stoned.
First Mafioso 7:1-8 - Jephthah is stoned.
First Mafioso 7:9-14
First Mafioso 8:1-8 - Jonathan is stoned.
First Mafioso 8:9-15 - Rachel is slain. God smites Judah.
First Mafioso 9:1-7 - Mordecai is stoned.
First Mafioso 10:1-10 - Belshazzar is stoned.
First Mafioso 10:11-14 - Balaam is slain.

Second Mafioso
Second Mafioso 1:1-9 - Ruth is stoned.
Second Mafioso 2:1-5 - Isaac is stoned.
Second Mafioso 2:6-15 - Absalom is slain. Jonah slays himself.
Second Mafioso 3:1-12 - Deborah is stoned.
Second Mafioso 4:1-8 - Rebecca is stoned. Malchus is speared mysteriously.
Second Mafioso 4:9-11 - Stephen is slain. Jacob swoons and dies.
Second Mafioso - 5:1-4- Lazarus shrivels. Esther is stoned.
Second Mafioso 5:5-7- Samuel is slain.
Second Mafioso 6:1-12- Rahab is stoned.

The People

The Living

Bathsheba
Lot
Pilate


The Dead

Samson - Stoned in Chapter I. James, the son of Alphaeus
Martha - Slain in Chapter I by Jezebel, Wife of Ahab.
Cain - Stoned in Chapter II. Eleazar
Paul - Slain in Chapter II by Pharaoh of Egypt.
Mary Magdalene - Stoned in Chapter III. King David
Gideon - Slain in Chapter III by Pharaoh of Egypt.
Hagar - Smote in Chapter III by the Lord.
Job - Stoned in Chapter IV. Thaddeus
Barnabas - Died in Chapter IV of hunger.
Nicodemus - Slain in Chapter IV by Pharaoh of Egypt.
Uzziah - Stoned in Chapter V. Herod Antipas
Ruth - Stoned in Chapter VI. Jezebel, Wife of Ahab Resurrected in Chapter X.
Jephthah - Stoned in Chapter VII. Thomas
Jonathan - Stoned in Chapter VIII. Andrew
Judah - Smote in Chapter VIII by the Lord.
Rachel - Slain in Chapter VIII by Pharaoh of Egypt.
Mordecai - Stoned in Chapter IX. Pharaoh of Egypt
Belshazzar - Taken by a Whirlwind into Heaven in Chapter X. Death, the Pale Horseman
Balaam - Slain in Chapter X by Judas Iscariot.
Ruth - Stoned in Chapter I. Jezebel, Wife of Ahab
Isaac - Stoned in Chapter II. Matthew
Absalom - Slain in Chapter II by Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon.
Jonah - Slain in Chapter II by his own hand.
Deborah - Stoned in Chapter III.
Rebecca - Stoned in Chapter IV. Phinehas.
Malchus - Speared in Chapter IV mysteriously.
Stephen - Slain in Chapter IV by Judas Iscariot.
Jacob - Swoons in Chapter IV.
Lazarus - Shrivels in Chapter V.
Esther - Stoned in Chapter V. Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon.
Samuel - Slain in Chapter V by Judas Iscariot.
Rahab - Stoned in Chapter VI. Judas Iscariot.

The Ten Commandments

I. Thou shalt not speak privately with thy neighbor without my permission; I am the Host.
“But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.” (Matthew 12:36)

II. Thou shalt not edit nor delete your posts.
“And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.” (2 Peter 2:3)

III. Thou shalt not publically identify your role nor the role of thy neighbor, nor shalt thou identify the person using your account, even in BTSC.
“Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.” (Proverbs 11:13)

IV. Thou shalt not post private messages the Host sends to thee.
“The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.” (Deuteronomy 29:29)

V. Thou shalt not double target.
“Do not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people.” (Leviticus 19:18)

VI. Thou shalt not use thy Host’s color.
“For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God.” (Isaiah 14:13)

VII. Thou shalt speaketh in red if life hath gone out of thee.
“Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.” (Ecclesiasties 9:10)

VIII. Thou shalt use off-topic green and non-player blue as appropriate.
“And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.” (1 Timothy 5:13)

IX. Thou shalt ask your Host for any assistance you may require.
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him.” (James 1:5)

X. Thou shalt not be an asshat.
“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice.” (Ephesians 4:31)

The Righteous
Eliminate The Heathens and survive

The Twelve Disciples
Each disciple can search for another disciple. A found disciple's unique ability will be activated.
"And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction." Matthew 10:1

Simon Peter

James, the son of Zebedee
[James has BTSC with his brother John]

John
[John has BTSC with his brother James]

Andrew
[Andrew the fisherman will go fishing; if anyone targets him, he will know who.]

Philip

Matthew

Thomas

James, the son of Alphaeus

Simon the Zealot
[The Zealot is determined to eliminate his enemies; for each Day in a row that he votes the same person, his vote increases by one.]

Bartholomew
[“Can anything good come out of voting this person?” Bartholomew may ask the Host one time.]

Thaddeus

Judas Iscariot
*Secrets*


The Prophets
“Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.” (2 Chronicles 24:19)

Elijah
On the seventh Night, Elijah will call down fire from heaven and smite someone.

Daniel
Daniel has a dream revealing one sentence of BTSC to him.

Isaiah
Isaiah has a vision, learning the target of the one for whom he voted.

Ezekiel
Ezekiel makes a prophecy regarding who will be stoned the next Day. If the prophecy is correct, Ezekiel will be further empowered. If the prophecy is false, his vote the next Day will be worthless. Ezekiel may choose not to utter a prophecy. *Secrets*


The Priests
“And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.” (Exodus 19:6)

Aaron
Aaron makes a high priestly prayer of intercession, protecting someone from death.

Eleazar
Eleazar uses the Urim and the Thummim on two occasions to determine someone’s alignment.

Phinehas
On one occasion and with mighty zeal, Phinehas will throw his spear into someone’s chest, killing that person during the Day and preventing the stoning. He will not know if his decision was wise or foolish.


The Kings
“Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.” (Judges 5:3)

David
The most famous king of Israel, may, in order, play his harp to sooth someone else, removing that person from the poll, sling a stone to block a person, take a census to learn how many civilians remain, and finally, show mercy on someone else by pardoning him.

Solomon
In order to impart his great wisdom, Solomon writes a proverb each Night to be included in the Night post.


The Patriarchs
“And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.” Genesis 15:15

Noah
For every three righteous that are stoned, there will be divine judgment, and a randomly chosen civilian will die. Whenever divine judgment draws nigh, Noah will select seven others to join him in his ark, avoiding the punishment. Only Noah can protect against this calamity.

Abraham
Abraham is the father of nations. *Secrets*

Moses
The leader of the Exodus will inflict someone with a plague. *Secrets*

Joshua
As long as Joshua is alive, whenever an evil one is stoned, the sun will stand still so that the slaughter may continue!


The Heathens
Eliminate the Righteous
Kill each Night
Have BTSC
“And ye shall know that I am the LORD: for ye have not walked in my statutes, neither executed my judgments, but have done after the manners of the heathen that are round about you.” Ezekiel 11:12

Pharaoh of Egypt
The Pharaoh hardens his heart; he will enslave someone each Night and force that person to target as he sees fit.

Goliath the Philistine
Goliath can taunt someone, blocking that person.

Jezebel, Wife of Ahab
Jezebel searches for a prophet. If she finds a prophet, she will emasculate him, and he will forever lose his power.

Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar has a revelatory dream every Night, seeing the identity of someone dead.

Herod Antipas
Herod shall imprison someone; the imprisoned may not post nor vote the next Day.


The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
“Come and see.” Revelation 6:7

Conquest, the White Horseman
*Secrets*

War, the Red Horseman
*Secrets*

Famine, the Black Horseman
*Secrets*

Death, the Pale Horseman
*Secrets*