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Is the Old Testament worth it, or should I just read the New one?

>> No.5121101

Neither. Don't waste your time.

>> No.5121107

/lit/ has a fetish for the OT.

Take that information however you'd like.

>> No.5121112

The Old Testament has all the best stories

>> No.5121113

>>5121101
Get off /lit/, you fucking pleb.

>> No.5121140

>>5121112
And the best piece of Christian existentialist literature outside of Kierkegaard.

>> No.5121205

>>5121140
>>5121112

yep, but has pretty terrible moral and life teachings

NT wins in that regard.

>> No.5121236

>>5121101
Heretic

>> No.5121278

Old testament = good

New testament = faggotry

/lit/ is full of self-hating leftist jews who can only appreciate richard dawkins, the quran, and buddhist drivel, so this thread will be a waste of time

>> No.5121293

The OT is a very tough read. There will be times when you want to give up but power through it as the Bible is an essential literary seam that holds almost all western literature together

>> No.5121294

>>5121113
>>5121236
>I am intellectually superior because I read a shitty reptetive ancient text written by some smart Romans to control the populace and squander paganism

If you take it as truth, you might be autistic.

>> No.5121306

> as the Bible is an essential literary seam that holds almost all western literature together

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHhHahHahahahahahahahahahAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHhHaHhahahahahHHH

he actually believes this

>> No.5121307
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>>5121278
>New testament = faggotry
>buddhist drivel

>> No.5121331

>>5121307

>linking a smug reaction of Joe Rogan of all people

Not helping your case, m8.

>> No.5121333

>>5121331
>reaction images must now be about more than the reaction

>> No.5121339

>>5121306
why does someone do this in every thread

>> No.5121343

>>5121333

>you aren't allowed to comment on something that I post

I am sorry xir should I check my priv real quick? I wouldn't want you to get emotional.

>> No.5121349

>>5121081
It's required reading anon. Try understanding half the allusions is western literature without it.

>> No.5121351

>>5121306

I meant that a lot of literature make references and allusion to it.

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>>5121343

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>>5121357

>this damage control

>> No.5121386

>>5121373
>tfw when I took this picture of frasier crane with my phone camera off my tv in 2009 and now it's making its rounds as a reaction image

>> No.5121397

>>5121386

You are a valued member of society and you make many worthwhile contributions.

I am proud of you.

>> No.5121420

>>5121397
It just brought back a lot of feelings, man

I happened to pause on that face on accident, and I realized it would be perfect as a reaction image. Do you remember where you saved it, by any chance?