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Milestone completed...read the entire Bible
October 29, 2018, 07:36 AM
smithnsigMilestone completed...read the entire Bible
As far as understanding it, try Dr. Michael Heiser. He had a podcast called “The Naked Bible”.
He is an ancient language scholar and decided to research the Bible without the lens of denominational tradition.
Get ready! That’s all I can say.
Especially Gen 6
Psalms 82
Deuteronomy.
It will change your understanding of what you know about Heaven, Angels, gods (lower case G for clarification)
His analysis of Hebrews gives the succinct requirements for salvation. (It’s not the life you lead, it’s where you put your faith.) Many imperfect Jew and Gentile alike are in the hall of Faith.
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TCB all the time...
October 29, 2018, 07:39 AM
mrvmaxIf you are going to look for an easier to read version, look into how it was translated . There is a lot of difference between a word for word translation and a paraphrase version. I agree that listening to it is easier since you can do that while driving, exercising etc.
October 29, 2018, 07:43 AM
12131quote:
Originally posted by fpuhan:
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Originally posted by 12131:
Do you listen to Alexander Scourby? He has the best narrating voice for the Bible, imo. No one else even comes close.
I'll have to check him out. I lean towards Max McLean. I saw a video of McLean _acting_ out an entire book of the Bible -- from memory!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...4Ufxe0f2sZ3fGeULtYsd
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October 29, 2018, 08:18 AM
RichardCAlways good to achieve before the final exam.
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October 29, 2018, 09:14 AM
Doc H.quote:
Originally posted by RichardC:
Always good to achieve before the final exam.
It's an open book test....
"And gentlemen in England now abed, shall think themselves accursed they were not here, and hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks that fought with us upon Saint Crispin's Day" October 29, 2018, 09:17 AM
fpuhanquote:
Originally posted by 12131:
quote:
Originally posted by fpuhan:
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Originally posted by 12131:
Do you listen to Alexander Scourby? He has the best narrating voice for the Bible, imo. No one else even comes close.
I'll have to check him out. I lean towards Max McLean. I saw a video of McLean _acting_ out an entire book of the Bible -- from memory!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...4Ufxe0f2sZ3fGeULtYsd
Scourby and McLean have frighteningly similar voices and speaking styles. The late Scourby apparently read the King James version. McLean reads the NIV.
You can't truly call yourself "peaceful" unless you are capable of great violence. If you're not capable of great violence, you're not peaceful, you're harmless.
NRA Benefactor/Patriot Member October 29, 2018, 09:39 AM
HK AgCongratulations, this is one of my goals.
Need to get back on this one!
HK Ag
October 29, 2018, 09:49 AM
roberthquote:
Originally posted by smithnsig:
As far as understanding it, try Dr. Michael Heiser. He had a podcast called “The Naked Bible”.
He is an ancient language scholar and decided to research the Bible without the lens of denominational tradition.
Get ready! That’s all I can say.
Especially Gen 6
Psalms 82
Deuteronomy.
It will change your understanding of what you know about Heaven, Angels, gods (lower case G for clarification)
His analysis of Hebrews gives the succinct requirements for salvation. (It’s not the life you lead, it’s where you put your faith.) Many imperfect Jew and Gentile alike are in the hall of Faith.
YouTube link The Naked Bible
https://www.youtube.com/channe...5tT5dujVD0Qzw/videos
October 29, 2018, 09:52 AM
stkfox""I think it's also important to read a translation that doesn't make you stumble through arcane grammar and style (e.g., King James). I prefer the New International Version (NIV). ""
Completely agree! That's what got me through two complete reads of the whole book, accompanied by the commentary on the text for even further explanation.
I continue to do shorter "studies" and quite enjoy it.
October 29, 2018, 10:39 AM
vinnybassLast year I went completely through it again, but with a little different twist.
I did a chronological Bible-in-a-year, type study. It really helped my perspective on both the OT & NT to read them in the order in which they were written. It also included the range of years in which each book was written. In some cases they occurred concurrently. I got a lot out of it in this format.
"We're all travelers in this world. From the sweet grass to the packing house. Birth 'til death. We travel between the eternities." October 29, 2018, 10:46 AM
YellowJacketCongratulations! Read it, then read it again.
A man who stands still in a river still gets new water all the time. Read it and pray about what it is saying to you. I get new things from the same Bible verses/passages all of the time. And context is everything. I suggest reading companion commentaries along with it. Matthew Henry's is the gold standard but there are plenty of others. Martin Manser edited a version of Henry's commentary in modern English entitled
The New Matthew Henry Commentary.
I'm gonna vote for the funniest frog with the loudest croak on the highest log. October 29, 2018, 10:48 AM
fpuhanOne thing I think is important to note is that while the Old and New Testaments are separate volumes (with a span of about 400 years between them), they cannot be read as separate works. 33% of the New Testament is a direct quote/reference to material in the Old (that's 2,606 of 7,967 verses!).
Also, the Old Testament points many times to the new. Jesus's appearance ("theophanies") in the Old Testament presage his virgin birth and crucifixion some 400 times.
One must accept the totality of the Bible in order to make some sense of it.
You can't truly call yourself "peaceful" unless you are capable of great violence. If you're not capable of great violence, you're not peaceful, you're harmless.
NRA Benefactor/Patriot Member October 29, 2018, 10:59 AM
CromAs an adjunct to reading the Bible, I highly recommend "The Biblical Series" on youtube, beginning with "Introduction to the Idea of God"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-wWBGo6a2w(Don't assume that this reduces "God" to a mere "idea". It is about how our minds' ideas are structured to recognize reality, and how that reality is rooted in a transcendental basis that is as "real" or even realer than anything we call "real")
"Crom is strong! If I die, I have to go before him, and he will ask me, 'What is the riddle of steel?' If I don't know it, he will cast me out of Valhalla and laugh at me."
October 29, 2018, 11:07 AM
GustoferYears ago, I took a course in college called "The Bible as Literature". The instructor was a guy I had known for years, Dr. Harvey, and was the father of a friend of mine growing up. Brilliant guy and a great teacher.
Anywho, we were required to read the whole OT in one semester. All I can say is that it was painful, especially when getting into the X begets Y and Y begets Z, etc....
Great course though. To this day I'm really happy that I took it and that I was able to get through the OT. I don't know that I have it in me to read through it again except in parts. I do love the story of Job and used several passages of it for readings in my brother's funeral mass.
The NT is a much easier read, and I got through that some years back when I made the decision to return to the Church. What an amazing story!
Being able to spend some time in Israel brought it all home, and I would encourage anyone to go there. Whatever your denomination, you will be able to find a group that does pilgrimage tours. Take one! Your life will not be same after.
Someone once told me that the Bible was the greatest work of fiction ever written. I hope that he is well, wherever he is.
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