Wednesday, March 12, 2008

what a character. . .


i have a question that i have written down in one of my many journals. it's not imperative that i get a definite answer, i just thought of it. here's my question:

in sunday school they always told us we were learning about Bible "characters", and sometimes people ask, "who's your favorite Bible character?" why do they call them Bible "characters"? they're not characters, they were and are real people.


character |ˈkariktər|
noun
a person in a novel, play, or movie.
• a part played by an actor.
• [with adj. ] a person seen in terms of a particular aspect of character : he was a larger-than-life character | shady characters.