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Sunhawk 07/10/20 10:18:02 AM #1: |
I'm basically okay with the early stuff, because some of that is really interesting, and some of the core beliefs of Christianity are there, e.g. the Ten Commandments, and the end is really interesting, with the various books of prophecy, and certainly books of wisdom, like Proverbs...but the middle is so tedious. Kings 1, Kings 2, Chronicles 1, Chronicles 2, etc. It's just history, hardly any new or well explored ideas at all. And the history isn't even that convincing. All the strange stuff that happens, all the farfetched things.
Much of the Old Testament is interesting, helpful, and a good perspective on how Abrahamic religion works, and almost all of the New Testament is interesting, but...I dunno. The middle is so boring. Is it my fault, or is it actually considered dull by many people? Is this just "Sunhawk being Sunhawk"? --- It has been 0 days since something interesting happened. Thrill me, chill me, fulfil me. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TheOrgyPorgy 07/10/20 10:20:26 AM #2: |
i read through all of the bible four times, some books more than that
i think i've given up on reading it anymore tho --- Radiohead ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Sunhawk 07/10/20 10:22:08 AM #3: |
Big deal. I have books in my (fiction) collection that I've read 10 or more times. Foundation, Asimov; Second Foundation, Asimov; The Birthday Party; Panoz Karnesiz; Franny and Zooey, JD Salinger. Possibly others.
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TheOrgyPorgy 07/10/20 10:24:31 AM #4: |
ba-zing
all that aside, i think the reason i'm done is because i was looking for god-given truth in it and i went to a good ol' 'bible believing' church that caused me a lot of problems, then tried more liberal churches and ultimately just went, 'what am i doing?'. if i have to start looking at the thing piecemeal it just ain't the same --- Radiohead ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Sunhawk 07/10/20 10:25:34 AM #5: |
@DevsBro
@toyota Thoughts on my first post, gentlemen? --- It has been 0 days since something interesting happened. Thrill me, chill me, fulfil me. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DevsBro 07/10/20 10:30:10 AM #6: |
I actually find the prophets to be a lot harder to read than most of the books of history. Chronicles excepted.
After like 30 chapters of God talking about how angry he is, it starts to all run together. And there are probably legit over 100 of these chapters. Jonah is a nice breath of fresh air though. --- 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Sunhawk 07/10/20 10:31:38 AM #7: |
Jonah was a great little book. One of the first I bothered to read all the way through, 2 or 3 years ago. It helps that it's short, I suppose.
Jonah is one of those few parts of the Bible famous enough for an atheist to be aware of. Much be pretty famous, right? --- It has been 0 days since something interesting happened. Thrill me, chill me, fulfil me. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Sunhawk 07/10/20 10:32:13 AM #8: |
*must
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DevsBro 07/10/20 10:32:57 AM #9: |
Yeah it's one of the most famous stories.
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TheOrgyPorgy 07/10/20 11:57:35 AM #10: |
Jonah, Mark, Song of Solomon, and Epistle from James are my favs
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BCAM1984 07/10/20 12:05:20 PM #11: |
Sunhawk posted...
Jonah was a great little book. One of the first I bothered to read all the way through, 2 or 3 years ago. It helps that it's short, I suppose.https://youtu.be/dLIabZc0O4c --- Romans 12:21 - "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TheOrgyPorgy 07/10/20 5:26:23 PM #12: |
Levitical Law 2020
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Slaya4 07/10/20 5:28:00 PM #13: |
I've always wanted to read the Bible from from to back along with the Qur'an. I hear the Qur'an has beautiful stories.
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viewmaster_pi 07/10/20 5:30:53 PM #14: |
god's boring, huh? hm. i see. well maybe the fiery brimstone of hell will excite you when you join the fever-pitched screams of the damned in eternal retribution
ok god, go ahead, pull the lever! --- There won't be any more trouble, you'll be dragged from the rubble when the lights come on ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Aressar 07/10/20 7:40:33 PM #15: |
"Tell the people they should do this and that, because I say so. I am the Lord."
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TheOrgyPorgy 07/10/20 7:46:21 PM #16: |
i remember hanging with people who believed that whether you felt a spiritual response to the bible reflected whether or not you were one of the elect
'good times' --- Radiohead ... Copied to Clipboard!
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