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KJV Large Print Compact Cross Design Bible, Burgundy

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Available in brown or burgundy with detailed ancient cross designs, these new editions of the KJV Large Print Compact Bible reflect the growing interest modern Christians have in the ancient roots of their deepening faith.

Special features here include: Words of Christ in red, Plan of Salvation, presentation page, more than 20,000 cross references (Jewel Verse Reference Sy...more

Leather Bound, 1568 pages

Published June 1st 2008 by B&H Publishing Group (first published 1611)

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Aug 27, 2007

Dennis rated it

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Recommends it for: level a crooked table

Badly edited, poor continuity and internal consistency. Authors seem to change between books. Plot is cliched and thin, with virtually no character development save for Judas Iscariot. The main characters of Jesus and Moses are entirely one dimensional messianic figures. The novel opens with Adam and Eve, and then ignores them for the next thousand pages or so. The built-in bookmark was a nice touch, but a little pretentious.

Oddly, it wasn't shelved with the other fiction books.

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Jun 01, 2007

Keely rated it

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Recommends it for: the inconsolably confused

Shelves: contemporary-fiction, fantasy, religion, reviewed

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 ...moreI 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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Sep 19, 2007

Jessica rated it

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Recommends it for: Everyone

Shelves: favorites, 100-greatest-books-ever-written

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 ...more

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Apr 29, 2011

Manny rated it

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Shelves: linguistics-and-philosophy, science, science-fiction, too-sexy-for-maiden-aunts, why-not-call-it-poetry, transcendent-experiences

I've already done a review of the New Testament, so this one will focus on the first part of the book. Looking at other reviews, most of them seem to fall into a small number of categories. First, there are the people who are telling me that this is the word of God, and the greatest book ever written. Second, there are the ones reacting to the first group and telling me that it's worthless. Third (probably the largest contingent), we have the wise guys making flippant remarks. And fourth, we hav...moreI've already done a review of the New Testament, so this one will focus on the first part of the book. Looking at other reviews, most of them seem to fall into a small number of categories. First, there are the people who are telling me that this is the word of God, and the greatest book ever written. Second, there are the ones reacting to the first group and telling me that it's worthless. Third (probably the largest contingent), we have the wise guys making flippant remarks. And fourth, we have a few purists recommending or disapproving of particular translations.

I don't really find any of these approaches very satisfying. I can't accept the statement that this is the word of God, and all literally true; to pick one of the standard examples, Joshua's making the sun stand still appears wildly far-fetched. I'm sorry if that offends the Christians in the audience. If it makes you feel any better, I'll offend the Scientologists too, and say that I don't believe that, 75 million years ago, Xenu, the dictator of the Galactic Confederacy, brought billions of his people to Earth in DC-8-like spacecraft, stacked them around volcanoes, and killed them using hydrogen bombs. But I can't accept the reviewers in the second group either, who are telling me that, because of stories like Joshua, the Bible is worthless. In terms of plausibility, it's true that I am about equally impressed by the Joshua story and the Xenu story; they've both obviously been made up. Considered as literature, however, I greatly prefer the Joshua story, which is beautifully written. The Xenu story sounds like something hastily cobbled together by a talentless science-fiction hack.

OK, I'll admit that I also like making flippant remarks. But let's try and be serious for a moment, and apply normal critical standards to this work. That involves comparing it other, similar, books. What's similar to the Old Testament? It's a tricky question. To start off with, what genre does it belong to? It was written so long ago that modern categories don't apply. If you attempt to fit it into one of those categories, you find it's a bunch of things: an epic poem, a religious allegory, a history, and a work of science. Now, we think of those as being different. But when the Old Testament was written, they were all mixed up together. In particular, it's easy to forget that "Science", as a concept, is a very modern invention. As recently as the early eighteenth century, they called it Natural Philosophy.

Considered as an epic poem based on a religious allegory, the Old Testament is often brilliant. This is uncontroversial; even Richard Dawkins is happy to agree, and quotes numerous examples in the relevant chapter of The God Delusion. Obvious comparison points are Homer, Dante and Milton. (The only modern author I can think of is Tolkien). All of those are arguably better taken as a whole - in particular, they are more coherent - but, at least in my opinion, the best passages in the Old Testament are better than the best passages in the other books. If you disagree, just, off the top of your head, quote me a passage from The Iliad, The Divine Comedy, Paradise Lost or The Silmarillion which you consider superior to the Twenty-Third Psalm. ("The Lord is my shepherd", if you're no good with numbers). Maybe you can come up with something; I'm curious to see what it is. To me, though, the serious competitor is the New Testament. It's by no means inferior as poetry, and Jesus is a more complex and interesting character than Jehovah. The Old Testament position on moral and ethical issues now seems rather dated, and Jehovah, like Zeus and Odin, often comes across as not much more than a wise tribal chieftain with unusually powerful technology. Jesus, on the other hand, seems entirely relevant even today, and his bold and unconventional ideas still have the capacity to shock and amaze.

Given the popularity of Creationism, I guess I have to say something about the Bible as a work of science. I'm inspired here to follow Feynman's treatment of Newton in QED, which I read last week. Feynman is very respectful towards Newton, and says what a great man he was; but he also points out where Newton got it wrong. We just know more now. Well: put in its historical context, I think that the Old Testament was way ahead of its time. Quite apart from the fact that it's great poetry, Genesis is a remarkably sophisticated creation myth. Consider the first few verses.

In the beginning, God created the Heaven and the Earth.

And the Earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved on the face of the waters.

And God said, Let there be light; and there was light.

People who know about modern cosmology may want to nitpick this. On the other hand, if you had to describe the first few minutes of the Universe to a bronze-age nomad, I'd like to see you do better. You aren't going to be able to explain inflation and nucleosynthesis to them; you'll have to improvise a bit, and take the odd liberty. But, later on, there are definite mistakes. For example, God makes the Earth before He makes the stars. That's just incorrect, and there's no reason why it couldn't have been presented in the opposite order. The author of Genesis hadn't got a telescope, and it was hard to figure this stuff out from first principles.

To sum up: considering that it was written well over two thousand years ago, the Old Testament is a startlingly good book that's still well worth reading today. Before you knock it too hard, consider how few other books there are from that period that can make similar claims. And, oh yes, I was planning to say something about translations. I think some are better than others, but the point I wanted to make has already been made so much more elegantly by Richard Curtis. I'll hand over now, and let him conclude by giving you his scholarly opinions on the New English Bible.
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Tatiana Or it could just be a story! =)
Aug 14, 2011 11:12am

Tatiana My religion in a nutshell:
1. We have the potential to become advanced beings, physically, mentally, technologically, societally, but most of all ...moreMy religion in a nutshell:
1. We have the potential to become advanced beings, physically, mentally, technologically, societally, but most of all morally.
2. There already exist such beings, and they love us and care about us, so much so that we can't even imagine love that powerful. Learning how to love and increasing our potential for love is part of becoming more advanced, after all.
3. There are all kinds of ways to become advanced, but the easiest way is just to learn from those who are.
4. They will communicate with us, but usually only in subtle ways, so that we always have the freedom to tell ourselves it didn't really happen, because free agency seems to be the very first and most important principle of advancement. The reasons are actually just my speculation. What I know is that they will communicate with us under certain circumstances, e.g. when sincerely asked, and frequently for some people or less so for others. The reasons for asking possibly matter. I'm really unsure but think of kids playing in the other room and yelling, and which types of cries will bring a parent running vs. the ones that are ignored.
5. If you prefer, substitute "he" or "she" for "they" in items 1-4 above.
6. The advanced state is incredibly desirable. It's pure truth, beauty, love, passion, nobility, sacrifice, fulfillment and most of all love. The closest thing we know to it is the feeling of being passionately in love, or perhaps the feeling of being a parent and watching our beloved child sleep. It's the most enormous scope and power you can imagine having, with all of it chosen to be used for good. Like superpowers of goodness, kindness, patience, and joy. Like the Dalai Lama times a million. :)
7. To reach for it we have to transform ourselves, through that ability we have to decide how we want to train ourselves, and put it into practice over time. That's our divine spark that gives us the capability for advancement. We can choose what we want to be, and we can train ourselves to be that. It's a form of transhumanism, only the most important transformation is in who we are, not the shape of our bodies.

I don't know why I keep being prompted to explain my religion on GR threads. But these are the kinds of promptings I've learned to follow. Please ignore, of course, if you don't find it interesting. I apologize for spamming, if I'm spamming.(less)
Aug 14, 2011 11:35am

Apr 09, 2008

Jeff Menter rated it

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God's first foray into the world of literature has made quite a splash. People the world over are talking about this book (or series of books if you want to get pedantic) and for good reason; It makes some grandiose claims, it purports to be the complete authority on almost all areas of human endeavor (aside from how to choose an internet service provider), and even makes threats to the reader.

Of course, English is not God's native tongue and this book has been translated from the or...more

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May 29, 2007

Adrienne rated it

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Recommends it for: EVERYONE

This is the only book you need for life. This is life's instruction manual. It will give you history, answers for EVERY issue of life, comfort in times of sorrow, encouragment, prophecy (only book with prophecies that all came true) and best of all the TRUTH of why we are here. This book is actually made of 66 books written by 40 authors over 1500 years!! It has stood the test of time. I encourage anyone to give it a try. Please do not knock it till you try it. And you dont have to start i...more

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Feb 08, 2012

Kira rated it

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Recommends it for: Cain

Recommended to Kira by: Abel

Shelves: angels-and-demons, books-to-use-as-weapons, lost-the-will-to-live, made-me-want-to-choke-myself, made-no-sense, will-read-for-all-the-wrong-reasons, train-wreck-romance, ghosts, zombies, dystopian, faeries, books-that-changed-my-life

I strangely enjoyed this book. Probably because it assured me that my choice to stick that Darwin symbol on the back of my car was a good one.

Here are a few things that cheesed me off [read: irritated the fuck out of me]:

a) None of the characters are in any way rounded, and most of them are Gary-Stus. There are not enough women that don't end up stoned to death or sold to rapists by their fathers or turned into pillars of salt to include the Mary-Sue alternative.

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Dec 25, 2007

Max rated it

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As a work of fiction it's laughably bad and poorly conceived. Giant logical fallacies, poor character development, and all the plots are scuttled by a magical, invisible entity that's petty, cruel, tyrannical, and amoral. There is no central narrative that is worthwhile (or even believable), and each of the chapters seem written by committee rather than a singular voice. Clearly the book was so bad to begin with a team of editors had to step in and make major changes - which means no part of thi...more

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May 11, 2008

Wes rated it

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Certainly not life changing or anything. The plot was hard to follow and the editing was horrible. The characters were painfully one-dimensional and this Jesus guy delivered some of the worst dialogue I've ever read. All in all I found it too long and it took itself way too seriously. The fact that it sells so well is beyond me and the way people hold it up you'd think God himself had written the damn thing.

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Apr 20, 2011

Dina rated it

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If you're a fan of Greek mythology, this one's for you. A penchant for fiery places, gnashing of teeth, the number 666, miracle-working zombies, and utter disdain for homosexuals and feminism are helpful, but not required.

**Spoiler alert**
He dies in the end.

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Dec 24, 2011

Ian Graye rated it

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Shelves: cul-poli-phil-art, reviews, read-2011

A Bible You Can Bank On

My dear Holiness

Thank you for the opportunity to let the Church's Bankers comment on such an early draft of this first Bible Project.

While our familiarity with the Truth is more ecomomical than theological, may we be so bold as to make the following recommendations after extensive consultation and debate.

Concerning Matters of Number

We were of the unanimous view that the Good Book only needs one Testament, not two....more

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Aug 28, 2007

Pete rated it

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inconsistent narrative; main character seems fickle. interminably long passages about wandering, followed by some pearls of wisdom, songs, lots of war, and plenty of stonings. passages can be interpreted or misinterpreted as mysogynistic, racist, and homophobic, if the reader tries real hard. apparently, every sperm is, in fact, "sacred". evolution and genetics called into question without convincing arguments or statistical data. last chapter seems to be written under the influence of...more

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Jan 08, 2012

Archer rated it

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Recommends it for: anyone in need of a doorstop

Shelves: historical, zombies, serial-killer, classics, fiction, sci-fi, thriller, they-cut-down-trees-for-this, door-stops, books-for-people-who-don-t-like-goo, books-that-make-your-eyes-bleed, books-that-need-to-be-burned, books-that-should-be-better, conspiracy-theorist, fantasy, high-fantasy, horror, i-d-rather-have-my-testicles-fed-th, should-be-better, fucking-awful

Self contradictory, Inflammatory, Racist, Sexist, Boring, Fundamentally Flawed, Full of rape, violence, incest, spousal abuse, slavery...

I have nothing nice to say about this book, except that some of the illuminated panels are quite pretty. The poetry and fables of the Qu'Ran, whilst no more believable, are vastly more emotive. One thing I do wonder though... Adam and Eve had 2 sons... Cain and Abel, who apparently fathered the rest of humanity... Considering there was only one wom...more

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Apr 29, 2008

George rated it

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What to say about this one?

Firstly, it is much longer than it needs to be to get the point across. I mean, do we really need a few thousand pages to basically communicate the ten commandments and how God is scary, and a few thousand more to communicate that Jesus is good? I think the problem here is that there wasn't enough editing over the years. Editing was only performed by popes and kings to rewrite history the way they wanted it to go. Today a publisher would scoff at any ...more

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Melissa I understand what you're saying but you contradict yourself a lot.
You say the bible is not fiction yet you agree to the FACT that it has been man...moreI understand what you're saying but you contradict yourself a lot.
You say the bible is not fiction yet you agree to the FACT that it has been manipulated hundreds of times.
It being manipulated, and you noticing inconsistencies within the book should assure you in the sense that we should not put our faith in the bible. We should put our faith in our beliefs. Read the bible... take morals from it, but don't look upon it as though it is truth or a godsend. Maybe it was once, but it is no longer and therefor can no longer be credited.
Also, there are many many instances which prove the ignorance of the bible.
For instance, when god was "speaking" as you say, people still believed the world was flat. Why?
God being a perfectionist would want to take time explaining that fact, along with evolution and its effect.
There are far too many things the bible doesn't bother to cover, though many refer to it as a complete work.
Would God not inform or even TEACH his children properly before allowing the 72 scrolls to be written.
I understand the need for the 10 commandments, so obviously the rules would get set first. However, a negligent God is just as bad as the Devil.
I'm not talking negligence in terms of the sick, poor or weather. I'm talking about truthful information that actually makes sense without contracting itself 1000 times before the end of the paragraph.
The bible is not straight up about anything. It skirts around ideals, beats around the bush and sort of kind of explains itself to a small degree. However it used contradictions to prove itself.
The contradictions are the most truthful part of the bible.
Life is made from contradiction, we see contradiction every day in natural things.
But the sheer inconsistent nature of the bible and the fantastical nature of the story renders it fiction.
Like I said. Read the book, it full of lessons and much more. But don't take it to be "truth." It's not, just as you said.
It may have been truth at one point (though improbable) but it isn't anymore.(less)
Dec 15, 2011 12:00pm

Eduardo I think we agree in terms on how we see the book. There are many inconsistencies which make Bible worshipers sound silly to say the least. Like you sa...moreI think we agree in terms on how we see the book. There are many inconsistencies which make Bible worshipers sound silly to say the least. Like you said, there are things that are still true in it, like the 10 commandments, and many good Psalms and Proverbs with prayers and songs that are nice to frame or live by. I say the Bible has the word of God in it. Why God did not say slavery was wrong or that all men were created equal beats me. I guess it is what you said yourself: the evolution of human society. God works with people in different times in different ways. If advanced aliens came here and tried to tell us that money is not a good way to deal with goods we would not know how to switch to whatever they do (I am referring to Stark Trek theory that in that time they do not use money anymore but my brain cannot see the world without money, just can't.) Anyway, I am not here to find excuses for God. I just think He is out there and I believe He reveals His word to prophets like He did anciently so the fact that the Bible was corrupted and is corrupted in many versions and in many ways does not bother me much. I do what you say: I read the book, it is full of lessons and much more and many things are simply not true in it... but I can find some that are. Honor your father and mother is a true principle and I think it came from God and so on.

Just an example of how far fanatics and Bible worshipers go, in the previous a Presidential debate they showed this crazy guy holding the Bible and his question was "Do you believe in every single word of this book, the Bible, I am not talking about any other book and I want to know if you believe in every single word in it."

I thought it was the stupidest question of the whole presidential debate that put Obama in power in the end. The Republican candidates had to be careful because the question came from the Christian fanatics of America and they wanted the votes. Some were honest and said that did not. Some went around the bush, but the question was all around inappropriate. The constitution says that "no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States" and yet these people keep using the Bible (of all books) to test the qualifications of a candidate for President. Of course no one believes in every single word because if they did they would have to believe in unicorns, and in slavery, polygamy, genocide, incest when it is convenient, all things approved by God at certain points in the history of the Bible.

I do believe in God and I don't understand why He did what He did at this and that point in time. I like to see flashes of His communications with men, these fragments we find in the Bible and other books considered Holy. I wish this one did not have so many contradictions and so many versions but I still believe some words from God are there. I don't thin I contradict myself when I say that. I have faith in my beliefs and I use the Bible as a reference. I don't believe in it word by word because only people with very narrow thinking can do that. I read the whole thing word by word once and this is the second time. What I see is very clear. I cannot be fooled. That guy that was holding it on TV most likely never, ever, read the whole thing or when he was reading he stopped to think - hey, but it said something different back there!, or hey, why is it not saying this here?, and hey, would God really say or do this? and so on. If you just move your eyes and don't think you probably will hold it to the face of a Presidential candidate with threats that he is a heretic or something. But I know millions of people that can use what is there cautiously and yet respectfully. I just have no respect for the blind because they don't want to see the Bible for what it is today: it has some truths in it but it cannot be the measuring stick for all truth.(less)
Dec 16, 2011 07:52am

Nov 06, 2009

Jack Osider rated it

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I offer a a logical review for you:

Okay let's be realistic here, people who give this book one star are simply biased and blind to the beauty contained in this book. Whether you believe the theology behind this book or not you cannot deny the power and brilliance it contains. The whole idea of living is centered around the idea of love. A book with the phrase "Love you enemy" is a book unlike any before it. The poetry and proverbs are inspiring and show depth. Each book has...more

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May 14, 2008

Jen rated it

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Recommends it for: All seeking God's purpose and will and wanting to live Godly

The Holy Bible is the written world inspired by God and written by many who walked and talked with God over the past 6000 years. The creation of man, man's fall, God's plan of salvation, the prophets, judges, kings. Christ and his disciples and his ordained Apostles and their works. The Bible is the human handbook of instruction for our daily life. It holds out hope it teaches truth, it shows us the comforter and how to walk uprightly in truth and rightousness. It is a book of Mystery, Murd...more

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Sep 06, 2011

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Shelves: fiction

I decided since I had never read the Bible this was the year, so I've started. Here's what I learned: Genesis is interesting with a good narrative, and has some good funny names, like the brothers Huz and Buz. Exodus is engrossing while they're still in Egypt, but once they get out of Egypt, it's a big bore. All that happens is that God gives them directions for building the tabernacle and so forth, so it's basically like reading instructions for a piece of Ikea furniture. Leviticus is pretty in...moreI decided since I had never read the Bible this was the year, so I've started. Here's what I learned: Genesis is interesting with a good narrative, and has some good funny names, like the brothers Huz and Buz. Exodus is engrossing while they're still in Egypt, but once they get out of Egypt, it's a big bore. All that happens is that God gives them directions for building the tabernacle and so forth, so it's basically like reading instructions for a piece of Ikea furniture. Leviticus is pretty interesting, in the sense that I see where all those bizarre rules come from. Numbers -- well, they don't call it Numbers for nothing. Kind of like reading spreadsheets. I'm hoping Deuteronomy picks up.

I'm reading the King James Version because it's the prettiest. Don't care much about accuracy of translation.

I do like Psalms (I skipped ahead a bit); it's basically like reading poetry.

Further updates as warranted.

Update January 2011: Well, I finally got through Numbers. What a slog. I have to admit that I started skimming because if I had read one more description of a burnt offering I would have offered myself up just to make it stop.

And here's the really bad part: I start Deuteronomy, and what do I find but that the first part of the book gives a short summary of what had happened in Numbers. So I could have skipped the entire thing and basically read the Cliffs Notes. Oy.

Anyway, onward.

Update August 2011: Finished with Deuteronomy. Finally! Moved on to Joshua, which is lots better (I'm having the feeling that the histories are going to be a lot more interesting than the Five Books of Moses, or at least more interesting than Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). But I keep getting distracted by other books, so, in keeping with the Jews' wanderings through the desert, this might actually take 40 years. I hope someone sends manna.

Update September 2011: Finished Joshua and onto Judges. The book itself is pretty good, although it drags in the middle, as the text in that part of the book is pretty much the same thing as reading property titles -- not exactly pulse pounding. But the stories of Jericho and Ai pretty much make up for it. What I learned from Joshua, mainly, is that Joshua was one BAD MOFO. Go read Chapter 10 if you don't believe me. Also, Joshua contains what will undoubtedly be my favorite Bible verse ever: "And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed, for it shall be a witness between us that the Lord is God." Ed! I love it. Names that the children of Reuben and Gad considered but rejected: Lou, Joe, Frank. (less)

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Apr 25, 2007

Jonny rated it

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Recommends it for: Nobody.

Shelves: fantasy

If it wasn't for the fact that some people actually took it seriously, this book would be a fantastic read. It's action packed, full of death and destruction, as well as advocating murder, vengeance, wars, sacrifice and rape, and even the stoning of adulterers and homosexuals - it's definetly a thrilling (if somewhat disturbing) read!

However, if you wish to read the original stories, then you may want to refer to Mithraic holy scripts, which predate the Bible by several thousand year...more

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Mar 08, 2008

Chris rated it

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I felt this book had a very scattered perspective. Almost as if there were several different authors. The editing could have been better in order to eliminate the dry spots. (Begat, begat, begat, etc.... Boooooring.) Solomon's Song.... ??? What the heck was that all about. Also there were several highly unlikely characters. People living 900 Years?? 9 foot tall giants?? I'm dead, wait I'm not?? It's MY baby, no it's MY baby. Moms... wouldn't you know your baby? It is a little disconcert...more

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Sep 08, 2007

Gracula rated it

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Recommends it for: God Lover's and friends

It starts off with a big bang of a sort. I mean how many people get to say, "Let there be light." And it happens! I mean right there I was hooked. Then it gets a bit provocative when you got two naked people hanging out in a garden. Then they anger the head cheese and get the boot. That's women for ya. Then there is a flood and a guy builds an ark with two of every animal. Come on, do you how hard that would be but he fricking does it. Then this bloke, Moses, turns his staff i...more

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Jun 29, 2010

Amy rated it

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Recommends it for: anyone and everyone :)

Shelves: religious, favorites, non-fiction

The "LDS Edition" is great because of the footnotes and reference pages at the back that make it easier to study-- but as long as it's the King James Version it is good by me! :)

(I'm not a big fan of all these new-fangled Bibles where they use hip and simple words. There were enough things changed and left out by previous translators!! I don't think we need MORE people interpreting and "simplifying" the word of the Lord.)

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Jan 23, 2008

Chris rated it

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Too much sex and violence for me.

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Sep 26, 2007

Mary rated it

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The Holy Bible—the Book of all Books. A guidebook for life: “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.” Explicitly shows God’s love for humanity in the sacrificial Gift of His Son – Jesus Christ. Explains in simplicity what a man must do to be saved. “Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail…” Isaiah 34:16

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Feb 27, 2008

Michael rated it

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Shelves: novels

I guess it's pretty cheeky to give the Bible a bad review, but why not?

It's boring, self-contradictory, petty, and mean.

I only read it out of some kind of weird obligation to understand how the other 98% lives.

I did learn a lot, however.

If guests come by and want to rape my angel, I will let them rape my daughter.

So say we all!

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Feb 15, 2008

Juan Hovez rated it

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I really don't get what the big deal is. The dialouge is wooden at best, and the love stories are stapled on. The gay zombie knife fight at the top of a waterfall is almost worth slogging through the Book of Obadiah, but I admit I just skipped ahead. The One True Faith? Maybe for the Reader's Digest crowd, but I just couldn't buy it.

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Apr 17, 2008

Shane rated it

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Poor prose, plot disjointed, internal logic flawed, no verisimilitude whatever. From a literary perspective, whether you're analyzing based on the idea that it's fiction or nonfiction. Most of it doesn't make sense. Worth reading because it's the basis of modern western civilization (along with the Torah, but I haven't read that), but also because you will find so much of it that has not been quoted that is just so...strange. So many things that one discovers that just do not add up, and I d...more

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Feb 01, 2010

N. Griffin-lloyd rated it

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Recommends it for: Nobody

Recommended to N. Griffin-lloyd by: My mom

Total rubbish. It reads as though it were written by either someone with multiple personalities or by a committee. So many inconsistencies, not just spanning the volume, but I could find different versions of the same story just pages apart. While it's billed as a historical document, there are so many things in here that just don't have any evidence and are physically impossible. It's also marketed as a moral guide, but there are so many messed up things in here (genocide, anyone?) you'd be MUC...more

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Dec 10, 2008

Melanie rated it

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Recommends it for: Everyone!

I just finished a 1 1/2 year study of The New Testament. I think it was my 2nd time reading it all the way through. This 2nd time through was a much more in-depth study of it. I loved my study and I learned a ton. My favorites parts were reading about Paul and then the Book of Revelation. Revelation has always fascinated me and so it was so interesting to really dig in and satiate my curiosity. One of my favorite verses is in Revelations 21:4, "And God shall wipe away all tears from t...more

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Jan 11, 2008

Carrie rated it

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Recommends it for: Everyone

1 Million Bibles are sold every week.....4.7 billion sold....no other book comes anywhere near that record!

It is unique.

I find it strange that some say, 'I don't believe the Bible' that's like saying 'I don't believe History'...go to the British Museum and see for yourself all the artifacts and the Biblical references to the places mentioned in the Bible.

So many lovers of William Shakespeare do not seem to be aware of the fact that the Bard took part in transl...more

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Apr 01, 2008

Fred rated it

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It's strange, this book almost reads like somebody slapped together two books that had little to do with each other. The first half starts out strong but then quickly degenerates into melodrama. The second half certainly has a lot to offer, but its moments of clarity are often undermined by confusing digressions and far-fetched plot twists. In what was perhaps a last minute attempt to reconcile the first and second halves, the author unfortunately gives us a concluding chapter that is silly a...more

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