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Should I read the Bible in it's entirety or should I skip around?

>> No.5999944

Skip the boring bits

>> No.5999948

>>5999943
Skipping to only the important books is fine if you're reading for literary value, yes.

>> No.5999949

Depends, why are you reading it?

>> No.5999951

>>5999944
He's already done!

>> No.5999956

Start with Job and Ecclesiastes, then Psalms and Proverbs, then the NT, then the major and minor prophets.

>> No.5999960

>>5999948


>Reading for literary value

That's right. Which are the important books? I want to know what author's are referencing in their books.

>> No.5999967

I would read a few books and then save the full thing for later when you want to make the commitment. My recommendations:

Genesis
Exodus
Samuel (1 & 2)
Kings (1 & 2)
Job
Ecclesiastes
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
Revelation

>> No.6000006

>>5999951

*nips menorah*

>> No.6002305

>>6000000
hot dan

>> No.6002314

>>5999960
Job

>> No.6002327

judges. read all the fun genocide stuff. i'm also currently working my way through the trilogy.

http://youtu.be/87pvhdIbNLU

>> No.6002330

>Job
Worst book in the bible.

>> No.6003028

just read Matthew and go about your life

>> No.6003120

>>5999943
Skipping around is preferred.

>> No.6003152

>>5999943
Which version of the Bible is the best ?

>> No.6003187

>>6002330
9/10, almost took the bait.

>> No.6003196

>>6003152
For literary analysis, pretty much any will do.

Otherwise, I use NWT: http://www.jw.org/en/publications/bible/

>> No.6003221

I was set on reading through the entire Bible.

Then I got to Leviticus.

Fuck it, OP. Just skip around. It's not worth it.

>> No.6003223

>>6003152
Oxford Annotated, if you want to analyze.

If English is your first language and you want to learn about the Bible's literary impact, pick KJV.

>> No.6003915

>>6003152
There are some really great OT translations by Robert Alter, though they are in separate books for the most part.

>> No.6003950

>>6003187
It's even worse than the Levitical laws books.

>> No.6003956

>>6003221

Buddy wait until you get to 1 and 2 Chronicles aka "who begat who begat who begat who begat who begat"

>> No.6003970

>>5999967

>no proverbs
>no corinthians
>no titus


Other than that, bretty good list.

You may even skip Samuel and Kings if history bothers you.

Get a NET Bible

>> No.6003973

>>6003950

Gonna take the bait.

Job is one the most /lit/ books in the Bible.

Fucking pleb

>> No.6003977

>>5999967
>no matthew
>1 and 2 maccabees
>sirach
>psalms
>proverbs

>> No.6003993

>>6003977
>>6003970

This
Add psalms too. Can't believed I forgot it.

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6004006

>>5999943
Just read The Gospel in Brief by Tolstoy for now.

>> No.6004019

>Ctrl-F
>No Esther
Oh, you pitiable people.

>> No.6004413

Just skip paragraphs that are repetitive/redundant/over verbose about something insignificant, not whole books of it. It's not that fucking hard.

>> No.6004418

>>6004019
Agreed. Esther for realization of contemptible women.

>> No.6004797

>>6004413
How can you be certain there isn't something of value in a paragraph you're skipping?