And so i have decided

to read the Bible. Afterwards i plan on reading both the Torah and the Qu'ran, as well as a few buddhist scriptures.

But back to the bible, can anyone give me any good parts to look out for? Right now i'm still only reading Genesis, so i still have quite a way to go, but i would still like to know what i'm in for.

Oh, and i'm not reading it for any religious purpose, by that i mean looking for some meaning behind life, i just reckon it would be interesting to read that book that most of the population of the world believes is the word of god.

[DarkMage35]

Originally Posted by MRman

...but i would still like to know what i'm in for.

Well, on the negative side, youre in for some variant of this. I'll let the christians around here chime in for the positive side, since I dont have a precompiled list onhand.

Originally Posted by MRman

i just reckon it would be interesting to read that book that most of the population of the world believes is the word of god.

About 30% of the world is Christian.

[BrokeProphet]

The plot in the book is hard to follow. It jumps around quite a bit. Some advice......DO NOT get attached to the characters in the first part of the book. God seems to lighten up A LOT by the second half. It seems like it was written by more than one person b/c there are tons of plot holes, contradictions and inconsistencies.

It is good for some laughs though. Like the cure for leprosy.....hilarious. God does have a sense of humor on that one. And the whole dont look back thing while I destroy this city.....classic reverse psychology.

All in all it isnt a must read. I would recommend the harry potter trilogy or a good john grisham or stephen king book though. Catcher in the Rye is quite good. Anyway take your pick of fiction.

Originally Posted by BrokeProphet

It seems like it was written by more than one person b/c there are tons of plot holes, contradictions and inconsistencies.

It was written by many people, across many time periods. The Bible is essentially a collection of letters, stories, half truths, things someone heard off some drunk who once met some guy who once saw Jesus in a crowd and other assorted crap.

[DarkMage35]

Originally Posted by BrokeProphet

...the harry potter trilogy...

Must be trilogy in the sense of the Hitchhiker's Guide trilogy.

[YouForgotPoland]

Originally Posted by DarkMe

It was written by many people, across many time periods. The Bible is essentially a collection of letters, stories, half truths, things someone heard off some drunk who once met some guy who once saw Jesus in a crowd and other assorted crap.

I don't think you understand the definition of sarcasm.

[ArmsMerchant]

Originally Posted by MRman

Oh, and i'm not reading it for any religious purpose, by that i mean looking for some meaning behind life, i just reckon it would be interesting to read that book that most of the population of the world believes is the word of god.

"Most"? Unless the populations of China and India went Christian when I wasn't paying attention, I think you will find that globally, those who buy into the Christian mythos constitute a minority.

To be precise, about 1/3 of the global population is some sort of Xian or other--the largest single faith--if you can call it that--but hardly an overall majority. A plurality, yes.

Originally Posted by ArmsMerchant

"Most"? Unless the populations of China and India went Christian when I wasn't paying attention, I think you will find that globally, those who buy into the Christian mythos constitute a minority.

To be precise, about 1/3 of the global population is some sort of Xian or other--the largest single faith--if you can call it that--but hardly an overall majority. A plurality, yes.

terribly sorry for that inconsistency there. I suppose i got a tad mixed up, i did mean the largest religion rather than the religion most people are.
So far the book certainly isnt that greatest i've read, and the way it is written is confusing... and fuck there;s a lot of incest and all that... but other than that its all good. I'm rather glad that i'm reading it though, i dont know why, but i am sort of enjoying it

Read the holy Qur'an, I hope God will enlight your heart with it.

The Qur'an, the Bible and the Torah all share a considerable amount of the same material; they all include the 'Old Testament' and the Qur'an includes some of the New Testament, if I remember correctly.