I’ve took up the challenge of reading the Bible this past January. I gave myself two years to complete the task. My discipline is reading a minimum of two chapters each morning before I can read anything else. Rarely do I read more than three chapters. After 3 1/2 months I’ve gotten to 1 KINGS.
It’s not what I expected. I found NUMBERS to be mostly about …numbers. I found RUTH, so far the shortest book, to be the most pleasant.
This is great Eric! I appreciate your candor here. I am by no means a biblical scholar or expert but I have found reading slowly helps. I also read the Bible quickly a couple of years ago (over 3 months) and liked the faster pace to give me a larger overview.
I like the idea that the Bible is a library. It’s an ancient Sears catalog of wisdom, ethics, morals, a guide on how to conduct a life of goodness. Sadly many religions have their own Sears catalog and have tried to make you buy from it, with dire consequences if you shop elsewhere. I think organized “religion” has also been the cause of so much bloodshed over history, instead of each person just being kind and tolerant to others of different faiths. It’s a tough dichotomy to follow. I’m RC catholic and not always proud of its history. I just try to take bits and pieces of advice on how to be fair, honest and kind to others when possible. Life is complicated. (I did not know Tolkien wrote a prequel other than the Hobbit). Thank you for that nugget.
I liked the idea of the Bible as a library too when I first heard it. I appreciate your perspective Charles. And yes The Simarillion does not read like the other Tolkien works, it really does read like a large history but I gives much context to the world of Middle Earth.
I’ve took up the challenge of reading the Bible this past January. I gave myself two years to complete the task. My discipline is reading a minimum of two chapters each morning before I can read anything else. Rarely do I read more than three chapters. After 3 1/2 months I’ve gotten to 1 KINGS.
It’s not what I expected. I found NUMBERS to be mostly about …numbers. I found RUTH, so far the shortest book, to be the most pleasant.
Your article is most helpful. Thanks.
This is great Eric! I appreciate your candor here. I am by no means a biblical scholar or expert but I have found reading slowly helps. I also read the Bible quickly a couple of years ago (over 3 months) and liked the faster pace to give me a larger overview.
I like the idea that the Bible is a library. It’s an ancient Sears catalog of wisdom, ethics, morals, a guide on how to conduct a life of goodness. Sadly many religions have their own Sears catalog and have tried to make you buy from it, with dire consequences if you shop elsewhere. I think organized “religion” has also been the cause of so much bloodshed over history, instead of each person just being kind and tolerant to others of different faiths. It’s a tough dichotomy to follow. I’m RC catholic and not always proud of its history. I just try to take bits and pieces of advice on how to be fair, honest and kind to others when possible. Life is complicated. (I did not know Tolkien wrote a prequel other than the Hobbit). Thank you for that nugget.
I liked the idea of the Bible as a library too when I first heard it. I appreciate your perspective Charles. And yes The Simarillion does not read like the other Tolkien works, it really does read like a large history but I gives much context to the world of Middle Earth.