Paywalling God
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Corey J. Mahler
Who owns the words of Scripture? Does rearranging them change the answer?
We Christians living in the West have inherited a copyright — really, an entire ‘intellectual property’ — regime that rests upon a number of premises, presumptions, presuppositions. It is contended that authors, et al., benefit from the regime. Do they? It is contended that creativity and productivity are incentivized by the regime. Are they?
Even if the contentions that undergird the present copyright regime are, arguendo, true, does that mean that it is morally permissible to subject theological works (at least the sound ones) to the strictures of such system?
What is the purpose of copyright?
What is the purpose of theology?
Are these compatible?
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Regarding your “Paywalling God” episode, are you aware of the EHV translation of the Bible/ Wartburg project? It was undertaken by volunteer pastors despite naysayers. The full digital EHV study bible is available on Microsoft for a mere $20.
Also, the “Peoples’ Bible” series, published by Northwestern Publishing House, offers a full Bible commentary and teachings series, I believe.
There are some good options at reasonable prices, but free is even better when dealing with the things of God. I do have a copy of the EHV, but I have not spent much time with it yet. I do also have a few volumes of that commentary set, but they are, thus far, just occupying shelf space.