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16960147 No.16960147 [Reply] [Original]

Do I really have to read the bible to understand this?

>> No.16960241

>>16960147
Just the gospels

>> No.16960302

No wtf. Just read the book you like.

>> No.16961048

>>16960241
"Just"

>> No.16961080

>>16960147
Not really. If you understand what God and Satan are, and what monks and monasteries are, that's all you need.

>> No.16961083

I haven't read the Bible and I did come out of the Brothers Karamazov feeling like I hadn't understood very much, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

>> No.16961127

the bits about forgiveness were the only thing i didnt really grasp and i imagine knowing the bible would have helped

>> No.16961691

>>16960147
You can understand much of it without knowing the Bible well, but your experience will be enriched the more you know about Christianity and Scripture. It's the same with anything- you'll enjoy the book a lot more if you're familiar with Shakespeare and Gogol and Pushkin, too

>> No.16961770

>>16960147
You have to read this to understand the Bible, unironically