/lit/ - Literature

>>16727623
Why read the bible? Is it even good or is it just popular?

>>16727626
idk i haven't read it yet, desu
just bought a copy 30 mins ago tho
i'd say it would have to be pretty important if so many people make such a big deal about it, but then again, i've heard that the koran is garbage written by a semi-literate moron and i'd reckon it's caused more damage than the bible has

>>16727623
stop avatarfagging you retarded cunt

>>16727639
dude, all i'm saying is that millions of people talk about Kim Kardashian but that doesn't mean she's important. Like what actual benefit does reading the bible actually have? I'm not saying that it's bad but I dont think its that special.

>>16727652
>avatarfagging
i don't get it
what did i do wrong
>>16727655
yeah i get that, i guess
i think if taken metaphorically it serves as a pretty good guide on how to live a happy life but i'm not sure yet
also, in 1000 years kim kardashian will be forgotten. it seems like the bible, tho, is not only popular but timeless

>>16727655
there's countless references to the Bible in western literature. feelscomfy when you read a book that references an event/passage in The Bible that you remember reading about desu

>>16727680
which edition do you prefer?

>>16727655
>>16727626
>Is it even good or is it just popular?
Its a seminal work of history anon.

So a few potential reasons:
>trying to understand history
>Trying to understand theology and faith
>Trying to understand art and culture
>Trying to understand the appeal
All of those things seem like perfectly good reasons to read the bible.

>>16727685
i like the KJV for the literary value

>>16727623
So why is it KJV 1611?

>>16727623
>reading protestant shit
Lol

>>16727623
KJV for literary value
Douay-Rheims for theological value

>>16728388
>KJV for literary value
what's so literary about it?
>Douay-Rheims for theological value
hos does it have more theological value? are the other ones mistranslated?

>>16727623
Strictly for the YA or beginner crowd. If you are beyond 25 you shouldn't be reading him.

>>16728401
are you the guy who posts this on the Bolano threads? what's not YA in your opinion?

>>16727623
reading anything that sounds religious with an 'old english' gives it gravity and makes anything you say sound kino

>>16727736
>reading the mexican version

>>16728388
New Jerusalem for theological you mean.

>>16728397
The King James Bible is one of the most influential texts in all of English literature. Douay-Rheims is Catholic, so it's theologically correct
>>16728415
New Jerusalem is good, but it doesn't have the early modern English charm of Douay-Rheims

>>16727736
>reading protestant shit
>Douay-Rheims is Catholic
i don't get it
isn't it just the bible?
how do protestants or Catholics have different versions?

>>16728663
Protestants omitted some books

>>16728669
hmm that's odd
i only go the KJV 1611 because i was told nothing was omitted from it
what's the original and complete text?

>>16728672
There has never been an original text. We only have copies.

There has never been an authorised canon, we only have multiple fanons.

Learn.

>>16728673
>Learn.
;-; i'm trying but my iq is 63

>>16728672
>>16728673
To be fair, the original KJV did include the Deuterocanonical books

>>16728672
Catholic Bible has 73 books, while the protestant has 66, because Luther omitted the deuterocanonical books.
About the original text, there isn't one, but the canonical Bible is the catholic one.

>>16728682
Yeah I know, but isn't it more important to decanonise the new guy before we get into the deuterocanonical works and their value for the faith?

I mean it isn't even my fanfiction but I know it better than most adherents.

HOMU IS JUDAS
MADO IS JESUS
MADO LOVES JUDAS ENOUGH TO TRY TO REMAKE THE WORLD TO SAVE HER AND EAT HER PUSSY.

i plan to read the bible in japanese after sentence-mining 1000 episodes of anime

>>16728663
Protestants decided to get rid of the books they didn't like