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I have been trying to read the Bible for most of my life. I find it hard to get through (at least in my begging to end attempts). Having recently finished Genes
by tocs3 2mo ago
I have been trying to read the Bible for most of my life. I find it hard to get through (at least in my begging to end attempts). Having recently finished Genesis (Creation, Abraham through Joseph). I think many people have a fairly romanticized[1] view of the Bible.
[1]: I also commented in another thread (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49335600 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49335600) that deals some with romanticism.
- foxyv 2mo agoI would recommend getting an annotated version. It helps to understand what the heck is going on. Half the time you are reading idioms that were translated from Hebrew or Greek to Latin and then to English that make zero sense in English. The annotations are very enlightening. My favorite is the Skeptic's Annotated Bible: https://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/ https://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/