Study bibles — and a great deal of writing about the Bible — have a religious and evangelical perspective. They’re written by believers for believers. If you w

Study bibles — and a great deal of writing about the Bible — have a religious and evangelical perspective. They’re written by believers for believers. If you want to read the Bible to better understand your religion, find a study bible that approaches the subject from the perspective of your religion. If you want to read the Bible as literature, it’s not too hard to filter out the proselytizing. And yeah, we know that the Bible was written by scientifically illiterate people and modern organized religion isn’t much better. The question isn’t should I read the Bible but how. Sorry you had a hard time in Christian day school.