/lit/ - Literature

> Read the Bible out of curiosity
> Read by the very first time
> bible.exe being installed
> Final feeling is, wtf do people believe? certainly the Bible and what we think we believe are two different things

Last eve I paused beside the blacksmith’s door,
And heard the anvil ring the vesper chime;
Then looking in, I saw upon the floor,
Old hammers, worn with beating years of time.

“How many anvils have you had," said I,
"To wear and batter all these hammers so?"
"Just one," said he, and then with twinkling eye,
"The anvil wears the hammers out, you know."

And so, I thought, the Anvil of God’s Word
For ages skeptic blows have beat upon;
Yet, though the noise of falling blows was heard,
The Anvil is unharmed, the hammers gone.

Should I read the King James Bible or a modern English translation of it?

Is there anything to be gained from reading the bible?

What about with or without secular annotations?

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James
John
Robert
Michael
William
David
Richard
Charles
Joseph
Thomas

Can we all agree this is ultimate /cozy/?

I am proud of my father

when will this meme die off?

How do I read the bible?

Do I just read straight away? Do I pick up an annotated version, and, if so, which one? I see people recommending either the oxford or the harper collins and don't know which one will be better for me.

Yes

Is the bible real?

Where do I start?

What's the best Bible version?

Which translation of the Bible should I read?

What order should I read the Bible in? I have a Catholic one.

Completely ignoring any sort of religious shitflinging, the Bible is pretty well-written.

Is this required reading?

Can you truly understand most of the Western canon if you haven't read it?

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the Jews