The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments in the King James Version Translated Out of the Original Tongues (Self-Pronouncing Red Letter Edition Gift and Award Bible Black Leatherflex #162M)

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Keely rated it:

06/01/07

bookshelves: contemporary-fiction, fantasy, religion

recommends it for: the inconsolably confused

I usually like historical fiction, but this particular example has been so mitigated by the poorly-hidden didactic tautology of its too-many-cooks legion of anonymous authors and editors that it was rather difficult to enjoy. It also fell into a similar trap to the somewhat similar 'Da Vinci Code', in that it utilized a lot of poorly-researched materials and claimed them as fact.

A lot of the data matched up poorly with other historical accounts, especially when it came to numerical data. It...more I usually like historical fiction, but this particular example has been so mitigated by the poorly-hidden didactic tautology of its too-many-cooks legion of anonymous authors and editors that it was rather difficult to enjoy. It also fell into a similar trap to the somewhat similar 'Da Vinci Code', in that it utilized a lot of poorly-researched materials and claimed them as fact.

A lot of the data matched up poorly with other historical accounts, especially when it came to numerical data. It seems that the authors of this book had a need for an epic beyond epics, and several bodycounts beyond the capability of a pre-modern war.

There was also a problem with the moral and ethical position presented by the book. Normally, I'm not one to nit-pick about such things, since the exploration of ethicism is an important and interesting philosophical task; but, again, this book went in so many different directions with it that it was difficult to keep up. Though the intermittent noir-ish first-person narrative made a lot of moral claims about peace and justice and acceptance, the actual actions depicted by the self-same 'protagonist' were often in complete contrast, such as when he killed all the people in the world except one family.

In fact, the entire book seemed to be filled with sensationalist violence, sex, and incest. It's surprising that I haven't heard more crimes blamed on this book, which often orders the reader to kill people by throwing stones at them (I've heard the sequel, the Qur'an, is even worse).

Eventually, I began to suspect that the book was some sort of in-joke. I think that when all of the editors and writers saw what the other ones were doing in, they decided to take their names off the book. Eventually, I guess they just decided to pull a sort of ultimate Alan Smithee with it; but of course, once all culpability is gone, I think a lot of the authors lost their will to make this into a good book, and so it just got published 'as is'.

I know there are a lot of fans of this book, which makes sense, I guess, since it is really a lot like that Da Vinci Code book, which was also a bestseller. It is pretty fantastical and has a lot of really strong characters, like Jesus (though he's a bit of a Mary-Sue, isn't he?) and Onan. One of the main reasons I read it was because I read this really awesome Fanfic this guy Milton wrote about it, and apparently a lot of other authors were inspired by it, but I have to admit, this is one case where the Fanfic is a lot better than the original.

I guess it's like how sometimes, the first example of a genre ends up not really fitting because it feels so unsophisticated and erratic. I know that it can take a long time to try to get these ideas down pat. Maybe someone will rewrite it someday and try to get it to make some sense. Then again, it wasn't that great in the first place.

There was some really great writing in the book, though. Some of the poetic statements were really cool, like 'do unto others' or 'through a glass darkly', but I heard that those parts were stolen from Shakespeare, who stole them from Kyd, so I'm not really sure what to believe.

I think this is one of those cases where the controversy surrounding the book really trumps the book itself, like 'The Catcher in the Rye' or 'Gigli'. In fact, the Bible is a lot like Gigli....less

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Jessica rated it:

09/19/07

recommends it for: Everyone

The Holy, Inspired and inerrant word of God! I can say no more than READ IT!

I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds; God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God; begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made.

Who, for us men for our salvation, came down fro...more The Holy, Inspired and inerrant word of God! I can say no more than READ IT!

I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds; God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God; begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made.

Who, for us men for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again, with glory, to judge the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life; who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets.

And I believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. -The Nicene Creed
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C.S. rated it:

06/19/08

recommended to C.S. by: paranoid schizophrenics and their talking squirrel friends
recommends it for: mystics, folks that can barely read, folks that can't read voltaire

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EXCERPTS:

Song of Solomon 8:8
"We have a young sister, and her boobs are not yet grown. What shall we do for our sister on the day she is spoken for? Should we feed her lamb's lard?"

Ezekiel 16:7
"You grew up and developed and became the most beautiful of jewels. Your boobs were formed and your hair grew, you who were naked and bare in need of no lamb's lard."

Ezekiel 23:3
"In that land their boobs were fondled and their virgin boobs ...more **contains spoilers**

EXCERPTS:

Song of Solomon 8:8
"We have a young sister, and her boobs are not yet grown. What shall we do for our sister on the day she is spoken for? Should we feed her lamb's lard?"

Ezekiel 16:7
"You grew up and developed and became the most beautiful of jewels. Your boobs were formed and your hair grew, you who were naked and bare in need of no lamb's lard."

Ezekiel 23:3
"In that land their boobs were fondled and their virgin boobs caressed as they fed on lamb's lard."


reflection:

my bible has a blue denim cover embroidered with a presentation of brown and yellow celery and a zipper that runs around it holding back a great, zepplin-sized penis. if i unzip my bible, it tells me to ask it to smack me with the penis.

i do ask. i get cock-smacked accordingly. i deserved this--i asked for it after all. zionists might know this better as the purifying action called a "good shlonging" or a "shlong-down". once this is done, i ask my bible to tell the penis to tell me i am loved, tell me that i'm not alone, etc. renew myself.

meanwhile, and all during this, there's a vagina burning in an on-fire nest of cinnamon twigs:

it dies. a new vagina is born. the new vagina makes the ashes "from whence it came" into a clustery ball. the new vagina labors many more days and nights encasing the orb in a crunchy, egg-shaped shell made of myrrh it will then deposit in the fortress city of heliopenis.

this happens every lifetime.

it happens for you and me, everyone.

it's all true. i read that much.




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d-pain is currently reading it

03/16/08

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The bible is my only favorite book. It has more stores than any other chapter book I know. Now I know you may have read or heard of the Old Testament (Genesis through Malachi) and basically what God is trying to pass on through his kingdom, is that there will be a prophet sent by him to Earth, in man form to declare deliverance, forgiveness, savior, and eternal life to all who believe in him. Then there is the New Testament which speaks of the prophet name Jesus who is our Jehovah Jeri, our king...more The bible is my only favorite book. It has more stores than any other chapter book I know. Now I know you may have read or heard of the Old Testament (Genesis through Malachi) and basically what God is trying to pass on through his kingdom, is that there will be a prophet sent by him to Earth, in man form to declare deliverance, forgiveness, savior, and eternal life to all who believe in him. Then there is the New Testament which speaks of the prophet name Jesus who is our Jehovah Jeri, our king of kings who comes to do this. Starting from the first book Matthew to the last book Revelations, But there is one book that I love so much and that is the gospel of Luke.
Like the gospel of Matthew, it begins with the birth of our king, Jesus Christ. This basically says that Mary, a virgin would consume a child without having sex to no mans even her husband Joseph (a carpenter), and that he would do great things, miracles ect. Now King Herod of this and sent men to kill every child from the infants to 3years old. Herod was anxious to kill Jesus, but there 3 wise men who told him that the baby would be born in another place while Jesus was born in Bethlehem. So Jesus was born and then Joseph got a signal from God, who said go to Egypt and wait there until Herod dies. So they did as they were told and that’s were Jesus would start his own ministry at the of 12. This is my favorite story, it is called the Nativity. I love it because without the birth and death there would be no savior, healing, blessings, redeeming of Satan, and eternal life. God bless you.
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Jeremy added it

01/17/08

So it looks like the public has once again put a piece of crap atop the best seller list. Wow! No plausible or comprehensible story line, with hardly a semblance of order to the "book" if you can even call it that.Then there's the extremely vague and undefined characters, one of which disappears for 30 years with absolutely no explanation. It seems that the author suffers from a complete amnesia concerning the concept of a run on sentence(I went pages without seeing a period just an en...more So it looks like the public has once again put a piece of crap atop the best seller list. Wow! No plausible or comprehensible story line, with hardly a semblance of order to the "book" if you can even call it that.Then there's the extremely vague and undefined characters, one of which disappears for 30 years with absolutely no explanation. It seems that the author suffers from a complete amnesia concerning the concept of a run on sentence(I went pages without seeing a period just an endless storm of commas). It might have made sense if it was filed under poetry but the fact that I found this on the non-fiction side of the bookstore, just boggles my mind. Seriously God what were you thinking when you allowed this stinking heap of literary slaughter to be: written, published, advertised like crazy and worst of all read. Oh I know what you were thinking. You were thinking that you wrote it and your spoiled-ass son is the star of the show ya uber-privileged mofo. Anyway this critic for one won't be taken in by your status,power,good looks,omnipresence or what must be an extremely expensive advertising campaign.
SPOILER ALERT
Oh and just cause I hate this book I'm gonna give away the ending
JESUS DIES and then comes back to life, then flies into outer space or something and then comes back to life again to save us all from spacedragons,locusts, 666 beasts and some kinda albino calvary in some sort of cracked out dream of a prologue....less

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Adam rated it:

11/08/07

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OK, I'm reading this in my Church class, so we're not that far into it yet. From what we read though, it's turning out to be real good. The story itself is great, but, it's just the way it's written. i guess I just don't like the author's writing style. i know it's the Bible I'm talking about, so, go easy when you start flaming me...
Here's how the review is going to work, everytime we finsish a book in it, I'll post a review on it. This is going to take a while:
Genesis: This book starts out ...more OK, I'm reading this in my Church class, so we're not that far into it yet. From what we read though, it's turning out to be real good. The story itself is great, but, it's just the way it's written. i guess I just don't like the author's writing style. i know it's the Bible I'm talking about, so, go easy when you start flaming me...
Here's how the review is going to work, everytime we finsish a book in it, I'll post a review on it. This is going to take a while:
Genesis: This book starts out with the big man (God) creating Heaven and Earth. It's a really cool beginning, how many other times can you begin a book with "let there be light?" The other main stories that I remember are Noah's Ark and the story of Joseph. Noah's Ark goes exactly the way it's been told, the world is sinful except for one guy (Noah) and his family. So, God decides to flood the entire world to cleanse it. Noah builds a boat, takes two of every animal on it with his family on board. The other story, the one about Joseph, is the best one I think. Joseph is sold into slavery by his brothers for a crime he didn't commit. The crime has something to do with sleeping with some other guy's wife, which he didn't. So, during slavery, his faith is tested, meets with God, and eventually lives happily ever after....less

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Draco3seven rated it:

11/12/07

bookshelves: western-cosmology

Read in August, 1999

recommends it for: Cosmologist

Apparently my last review of the bible was erased... so in this review I will not say my thoughts... I will say however what Artemis the Squirrel told me... that:

"it is nice to live in a world of Free Market... but not free thinking... Viva fascism and censorship!!! You have freedom so long as you choose the market...you have freedom to buy what you can afford... you have freedom of religion so long as you chose the Christian faith (or any of the other major Market subordinate religi...more Apparently my last review of the bible was erased... so in this review I will not say my thoughts... I will say however what Artemis the Squirrel told me... that:

"it is nice to live in a world of Free Market... but not free thinking... Viva fascism and censorship!!! You have freedom so long as you choose the market...you have freedom to buy what you can afford... you have freedom of religion so long as you chose the Christian faith (or any of the other major Market subordinate religions) or at least not slander it... You have freedom of substance so long as it conforms to Materialism/physicalism... I am glad we live in this free Democracy! What other freedoms do I have... oh yea Political?

The bible Rocks!!! I would only recommend it to those interested in understanding western Cosmologies...or lacking and suspect origin stories. This book is the main predecessor in western cosmology to the “Origin of species” however God is not as good and thorough as Darwin was… so the book only gets three stars rather than five… (Not to say that Darwin got it right… just that he is a better writer.) I wonder what origin story the “Universe” (reality) would give if it only spoke English? American at that…"



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S rated it:

06/18/08

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I have a real feeling this read will take flight. It is the kind of book that has mass appeal and will most likely engage a large following.

The stories are interesting and the characters could be developed a little more; some of the background history of many characters begins with a long line of who "beget" who. I found myself wondering at the end if there would be a follow up story or book. From what I understand, you do not even have to read it. It is one of those books that a...more I have a real feeling this read will take flight. It is the kind of book that has mass appeal and will most likely engage a large following.

The stories are interesting and the characters could be developed a little more; some of the background history of many characters begins with a long line of who "beget" who. I found myself wondering at the end if there would be a follow up story or book. From what I understand, you do not even have to read it. It is one of those books that also has some movies based on it. I wonder who is getting all the royalties??

Anyway, I am looking forward to a sequel or two. I hope they throw something in about dinosaurs this time, I think they are the bee's knees. And that one book, which is also a movie when dinosaurs come from mosquito blood. That was pretty cool. I liked the big dinosaurs, like Diplodocus. Wait, was he in that movie?? I cannot remember. He ate veggies and not people, I did learn that, I think that was in the holy bible book too or the other one, I think I am confusing them all now...

Anyhoo, I would like to know about their background a bit more. Otherwise a recommended read. This is the kind of story that may just gather a following as large as Scientology one day! ...less

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Cory rated it:

05/06/08

bookshelves: currently-reading

Read in October, 2007

recommends it for: Everyone

This truly is the greatest Book ever written.
Writers and thinkers — and people in general — have spent countless hours trying to figure out the meaning of life. Why are we here? Where we are going?
The answers are here, as is every answer to every question you've ever had and ever will have — answered by Almighty God Himself, the One who created you and loves you more than anybody else ever could or will.
This is more than just a book. It's God's Holy Word, and it's all about Jesus Chr...more This truly is the greatest Book ever written.
Writers and thinkers — and people in general — have spent countless hours trying to figure out the meaning of life. Why are we here? Where we are going?
The answers are here, as is every answer to every question you've ever had and ever will have — answered by Almighty God Himself, the One who created you and loves you more than anybody else ever could or will.
This is more than just a book. It's God's Holy Word, and it's all about Jesus Christ, God's only begotten Son, who left the glory of Heaven to come and die on the cross for you, to pay for your sins so you can spend eternity with Him.
All you have to do is believe on Jesus, trust in Him to cleanse you of your sins and accept Him as your personal Savior.
This is a perfect book with a perfect author.
Five out of five stars isn't enough of a rating.
I am always currently reading this book. I need it, every day, every hour, every second.
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Yvonne rated it:

02/22/08

bookshelves: books-i-read-in-high-school

Read in January, 1995

I stared the Old testament in September 1995 and completed it (all the way through) by May 1996. I started reading the New Testament September 1996 and finished it by May 1997.
The Old Testament is such an eclectic book of scripture - you see the grace of God in the creation of Adam and Eve and the blessings he bestows upon Abraham, Issac and Jacob and in leading the children of Israel out of Egypt. Yet you also see that he had no tolerance for wickedness in the manner in which he had the chil...more I stared the Old testament in September 1995 and completed it (all the way through) by May 1996. I started reading the New Testament September 1996 and finished it by May 1997.
The Old Testament is such an eclectic book of scripture - you see the grace of God in the creation of Adam and Eve and the blessings he bestows upon Abraham, Issac and Jacob and in leading the children of Israel out of Egypt. Yet you also see that he had no tolerance for wickedness in the manner in which he had the children of Israel kill the current residents of the promised land. And then there is the poetic Psalms - so many of them prophetic of the Savior's life - as well as the words of Isaiah which also are prophetic - not only of the Messiah's life, but also of his return.

Every time I read it I learn something new of how the Savior wants me to live my life by following his example - as well as the counsel from his prophets and apostles on how to live in the world and not of it. How to stem myself from the tide of wickedness that is so prevalent in today's world....less

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Adalee rated it:

11/08/07

recommends it for: Anyone and everyone

The inspired word of God!!! There was a time when reading this book was a chore, but now it fills me with authentic peace. It makes me complete.
I must admit, that at times I don’t understand everything that I read, but what I do get out of it is amazing. I only wish that everyone would come to the same conclusion.
I spent some time on here (Goodreads) reading others reviews on this precious book, and was saddened by what I saw. This book is not just “another book”… It’s the inspire...more The inspired word of God!!! There was a time when reading this book was a chore, but now it fills me with authentic peace. It makes me complete.
I must admit, that at times I don’t understand everything that I read, but what I do get out of it is amazing. I only wish that everyone would come to the same conclusion.
I spent some time on here (Goodreads) reading others reviews on this precious book, and was saddened by what I saw. This book is not just “another book”… It’s the inspired word of God and deserves to be treated with respect. It’s the beautiful true story of a man who gave his life so that we might live. What could be more wonderful then that?
Jesus died for YOU. He’s there for you whenever you need him. No one is too low for him to love. He loves us all. Even a sinner such as I.
I pray that you all will one day come to realize these things for yourself.
And I praise the Lord for those of you who already know these things.
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Christy rated it:

08/17/07

bookshelves: religion-and-atheism

It's hard to tell how to rank The Bible. I like the King James Version because as much of it is beautifully written as is hopelessly awkward. I like Lamentations, the Psalms, Song of Solomon, lots of the individual stories in the Old Testament for their drama, and chunks of the New Testament. Revelation is nuts, though, as is Leviticus. And my enjoyment of the Bible does actually depend on who I'm talking to and what they're doing with it.

I grew up on this book (raised religious, ...more It's hard to tell how to rank The Bible. I like the King James Version because as much of it is beautifully written as is hopelessly awkward. I like Lamentations, the Psalms, Song of Solomon, lots of the individual stories in the Old Testament for their drama, and chunks of the New Testament. Revelation is nuts, though, as is Leviticus. And my enjoyment of the Bible does actually depend on who I'm talking to and what they're doing with it.

I grew up on this book (raised religious, yes indeed), so it has shaped a lot of my perceptions. Biblical (as in King James Version) constructions sound normal to my ears; BIblical logic too often makes sense to me. But the uses to which this book is put are frequently disturbing and horrifying.

I gave it four stars for my personal interactions with it and couldn't possible give it a fifth star because of its worldwide influence (and the boring parts--blah begat blah begat blah, and on and on)....less

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Leo rated it:

03/09/07

A heartwarming story about this dude with crazy powers and an all-powerful imaginary friend. It's a bit like the TV show "Heroes", but instead of saving the cheerleader, the hero of this book has to save like the whole world!

There's lots of boring bits, but also some really good practical advice, like this passage about how to handle people who piss you off: "Put the entire town to the torch as a burnt offering to the LORD your God", as well as practical legal advice: &q...more A heartwarming story about this dude with crazy powers and an all-powerful imaginary friend. It's a bit like the TV show "Heroes", but instead of saving the cheerleader, the hero of this book has to save like the whole world!

There's lots of boring bits, but also some really good practical advice, like this passage about how to handle people who piss you off: "Put the entire town to the torch as a burnt offering to the LORD your God", as well as practical legal advice: "If a man is caught in the act of raping a young woman who is not engaged, he must pay fifty pieces of silver to her father. Then he must marry the young woman because he violated her, and he will never be allowed to divorce her."

I will say that the author borrowed heavily from several popular films, but not to the point of plagiarism.

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Danielle rated it:

05/12/07

bookshelves: a-lesson-in-sexism

Read in January, 1990

The Bible has a few good thoughts on how to treat your fellow man (yes, I say 'man' on purpose) that are worth reading and even doing - though I don't think they're concepts one couldn't find outside of its covers. However, the multiple instances of genocide, women-hating and hypocrisy either authorized or practiced by the Judaic / Christian god far outweighs its good in the end. I'd have give it two stars for its gentler parts, but it really wasn't "ok" with all its sum parts. It's a...more The Bible has a few good thoughts on how to treat your fellow man (yes, I say 'man' on purpose) that are worth reading and even doing - though I don't think they're concepts one couldn't find outside of its covers. However, the multiple instances of genocide, women-hating and hypocrisy either authorized or practiced by the Judaic / Christian god far outweighs its good in the end. I'd have give it two stars for its gentler parts, but it really wasn't "ok" with all its sum parts. It's a truly, truly disturbing book when read outside of the context of "anything the Judaic god does is holy and cannot be questioned by me. In fact, questioning just might send me to hell for lack of faith!" shudder

Warning: Not dangerous on its own, but sometimes dangerous in the hands of certain people who see in it a chance for power.

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Bruce rated it:

04/06/08

The Bible created books--the first codices were the Gospels, often imitated by gnostics past, present, and future but never matching the inspiration, authority, and preservation of the real thing presented here by the Author Himself. Before this were scrolls and scratching on stones. All readers owe a debt.

I like the King James Version, but many others are done well, and I check John 1:1 as a proof-text to say "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God...more The Bible created books--the first codices were the Gospels, often imitated by gnostics past, present, and future but never matching the inspiration, authority, and preservation of the real thing presented here by the Author Himself. Before this were scrolls and scratching on stones. All readers owe a debt.

I like the King James Version, but many others are done well, and I check John 1:1 as a proof-text to say "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God."

Speaking of that debt I mentioned above--it's already been paid--Jesus paid it all. And everyone who calls on Him comes in debt-free. Rejoice with me! That's the Message of His love and the Good News for all.

It's all in this book. Start in the beginning or at my proof-text or anywhere, but read it. I could say you owe it to yourself....less

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Christopher rated it:

08/21/07

sometimes i wonder, do people really read this book? the last time i attempted to read through the bible was when i was still strongly believing in the church, though beginning to have serious doubts. about halfway through the new testament i decided to put it down. i found myself so disturbed by some of what i was reading rather than being inspiring it filled me with deep confusion and unpleasantness.
though i acknowledge there is much good within this book it is peppered with many weird thing...more sometimes i wonder, do people really read this book? the last time i attempted to read through the bible was when i was still strongly believing in the church, though beginning to have serious doubts. about halfway through the new testament i decided to put it down. i found myself so disturbed by some of what i was reading rather than being inspiring it filled me with deep confusion and unpleasantness.
though i acknowledge there is much good within this book it is peppered with many weird things. although most of the weird things, in my opinion, and based on research i have done were added by scribes to support their positions, such as certain misogynistic passages. i have found much of the apocryphal and gnostic texts to be far more inspiring than what has been canonized in the king james bible....less

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Jeff rated it:

10/11/07

Has a copy to sell/swap

recommends it for: humans

it's good, the bible, but not in it's entirety. one should not read it cover to cover. it's starts off really cool, you know, "and then there was light." then it drifts into geneologies that are just booooooooooooring. king david's story is good. there's some really good poetry and wisdom. the prophets rock! the end of the old testament is a waste of time.

that jesus character is great! really sad when he dies but then... well, i won't ruin for you (hint: easter). the letters from ...more it's good, the bible, but not in it's entirety. one should not read it cover to cover. it's starts off really cool, you know, "and then there was light." then it drifts into geneologies that are just booooooooooooring. king david's story is good. there's some really good poetry and wisdom. the prophets rock! the end of the old testament is a waste of time.

that jesus character is great! really sad when he dies but then... well, i won't ruin for you (hint: easter). the letters from paul are a bit long winded and loaded with rules. his thing on love is well written. the end, with all the doom and gloom, kind of puts into perspective the angry intent of the phrase, "go to hell."

it has a nice groove and you can dance to it (unless you're a baptist).

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09/06/07

I'm not sure it's this edition of the Bible, but when i was young i was riding around on my bike in the alleys of my neighborhood and happend to see a black book sitting atop a heap of trash in an overfilled garabage can. It turned out to be the Bible. I just thought it didn't belong there, so i took it and have kept it ever since. What's interesting about this version is that along with the actual biblical text there is a running text that appears to help the reader interpret what he is to thin...more I'm not sure it's this edition of the Bible, but when i was young i was riding around on my bike in the alleys of my neighborhood and happend to see a black book sitting atop a heap of trash in an overfilled garabage can. It turned out to be the Bible. I just thought it didn't belong there, so i took it and have kept it ever since. What's interesting about this version is that along with the actual biblical text there is a running text that appears to help the reader interpret what he is to think of the biblical text. Perhaps that is the reason as to why this book was thrown in the trash, who knows? At any rate, I won't give it any stars here--taking it out of the trash and keeping it on a shelf with other prestigous books should be reward enough....less

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Daniel rated it:

09/27/07

Read in January, 1985

recommends it for: everybody

This is all of literature in one book. It contains; early ideas about the origins of the species, family narratives that out-do soap operas in intrigue, lying, sex, and murder; long lists of dos and don'ts, most of which are laughably outdated, a key few of which are bases of human ethics; political writing equal to the best modern journalism, existential crises in individual lives, lyric poetry, symbolist poetry that pre-dates Rimbaud by millenia, revolutionary teachings of early communists, g...more This is all of literature in one book. It contains; early ideas about the origins of the species, family narratives that out-do soap operas in intrigue, lying, sex, and murder; long lists of dos and don'ts, most of which are laughably outdated, a key few of which are bases of human ethics; political writing equal to the best modern journalism, existential crises in individual lives, lyric poetry, symbolist poetry that pre-dates Rimbaud by millenia, revolutionary teachings of early communists, guidelines for community building, and at the very end, some doom-laden apocalypticism, just to mix it up a bit.

And best of all, it's in Shakespearean English. What's not to love?...less

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Dottie rated it:

09/08/07

bookshelves: philosophy-religion-science, theclosetshelf

I was a very long while reading the whole of this book though I was very familiar with the outlines and the bones and leaned upon it long before settling in to seriously read it through. My sixteenth year Bible is now falling to pcs. but it is my "best" as it is the one with all the highlighting and writing in the margins and so on. Others which I own and which I read are less marked up but never-the-less get used -- one for travel, one for this spot and one for that spot -- within h...more I was a very long while reading the whole of this book though I was very familiar with the outlines and the bones and leaned upon it long before settling in to seriously read it through. My sixteenth year Bible is now falling to pcs. but it is my "best" as it is the one with all the highlighting and writing in the margins and so on. Others which I own and which I read are less marked up but never-the-less get used -- one for travel, one for this spot and one for that spot -- within handy reach should I decide that I need to read a bit.

I'm not one to push religion but try to keep myself accountable to my belief.

I think that's what religion should be first and foremost....less

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