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The Bible
| lions writing the bible
| Why dont u my g/u/rl. It has a lot of pretty sick stuff. Personally, onenof my favorite books in the Bible is the book of Kings because it shows and paints the nature of humanity very well and what would happen if it was only us who were in control.
| Some people will say you have to read a certain edition or another for various reasons of authenticity, etc... but it's bs. There's no translation that's totally out of context and unless you know ancient greek and hebrew none are original either. Just understand the context of why it is the way it is and what's excluded
| You should definitely read it!
I suggest an annotated version, because some things get lost in translation, like 'turn the other cheek'. It's actually a call to resist intelligently. Back then, if you were slapped on the left cheek, you were an inferior, but slapped on the right cheek meant you were socially equal, and you would be punished under the law striking an equal.
There's also a book of poetry and songs in the Bible, which are fun to read.
| And since the Bible is the foindational work in western literature, most things make reference to it without knowing, so if you read the Bible you'll suddenly 'get' a lot of references, sayings and aphorisms.
| i used to be a christian and read through the whole bible twice during that period of time. there's definitely a lot of cool and interesting stories in there, with lots of wars, backstabbings, murders, and romance. my favorite book was Ecclesiastes
| >>639183
I don't have it, and I would want an English version, preferably physical. I'll try to get my hands on it one day though.
>>639276
Huh. That's actually really cool.
>>639278
Yeah, that's part of why it interests me so much.
>>639316
Damn. That's a lot of reading.
| >>639326
Where in the world are you, g/u/rl?
There are bibles available in most places where humans are.
| >>639326 >>639386
Heck, there are a few dozen organizations that will send you a Bible free of charge.
| >>639316 dude i like ecclesiastes, too! Kings and ecclesiastes is the stuuuff. Solomon's the wisest and most human person in there.
| >>639386
I said I want it in English, so it's safe to assume I'm not in an English speaking country, yeah?
| Sorry my gurl there are just diff versions/translations of the Bible in english. There's English standard, Good News, Amplified, King James, New english, NIV, etc etc.
| >>639469
If you are in SE asia I could give you a phone number or fax machine or mailing address.
Given you won't say where you are, you'll have to Google '(your country) christian outreach', maybe your region instead if you are in the Congo or something.
They will send you a bible for free, and in English if you ask for one in English.
| >>639487 I'd recommend the English Standard Version (ESV). Some Bibles will translate each word literally, others will venture out and do some really funny stuff and make weird interpretations. The ESV takes a look at each word in it's context, in order to achieve the best possible translation. People will always argue what the best translation is, so at the end of the day, it's up to you.
| >>639524
Church is fully organised by the government here though. No independent organisations. So I doubt they'd give it for free. I don't mind buying it though.
>>639528
I'll look into it.
| >>639637
I'm really not in need of a Chinese Bible smuggler. Fuck sake. I'm just gonna buy it cheap online or for, like, half a dollar on Kindle. It's not a big deal.
| >>639645 remember to look for one with good annotations. A lot of what's written in the Bible has to do with the culture of it's time, so there's a ton of stuff that will go over your head, no matter how smart you are, without annotations.
| >>639662
You know that's not what I meant.
>>639721
Yeah, I will. Reading it without any annotations I would probably just be confused and not understand shit.
| >>639785
Given how some government-run churches operate in some parts of the world, people can be desperate to get an uncensored, non-'govt approved' Bible. If you have easy access to one, great! If not, there are ways to get one. Hotels in America have one free for the taking in every room.
| >>639840
Christ dude. I have money. I'm not going to travel to fucking America to grab one at an hotel. Heard of Amazon?
| >>639193 but a lot of things do ger taken out of context, especially the older religious texts. Early Hebrew religion, which later split into Christianity, had a lot borrowed from neighboring cultures and that context can get lost in translation, gone unnoticed by the person who never researched the historical intricacies of the time.
| LIONS WRITING THE BIBLE
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| I want to read it. I'm not religious, but the concepts and stories and shit in it has some really cool stuff. It's just a sick piece of literature.