The Bible and other religious literature

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I just know some of my friends at church would look at me sideways if I started talking about some principal I picked up in the Quran.

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And the sad part is that when it gets down to it, Christianity, Islam (believe it or not Allah is just the Arabic word for God), and Judaism all pray to the same God of Abraham. I think there is some value to be had in looking at your faith in God from a different person's perspective. That's just my 2cents.

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downloaded a Quran app one time but it wasn't translated and they don't teach Muslimese in schools around here.

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Couldn't decode the Derka Derka?

I like the Jefferson bible.

I often try to look at the bible as though from an outsider's perspective. What I see is:
Genesis is fascinating and Exodus is epic.
The rest of the Pentateuch is absolute torture. It feels like some kind of evil, Machiavellian torture experiment perpetrated on this group of people. T
he next few books are pretty interesting, showing the takeover of Canaan and detailing wars with the Philistines as the Israelites establish their kingdom.
Job makes God seem like an even bigger prick than he was in Deuteronomy, Numbers, and Leviticus.
The Babylonian Exile and surrounding prophetic writings showcase some pretty interesting philosophy.
The Gospels are an absolute joy to read. There is story, there is philosophy, there is symbolism, allegory, death, betrayal, victory, defeat, politics, ect. It's a complete story.
Acts is interesting, showcasing the beginnings of the faith.
The Epistles of Paul feel kind of random and unnecessary.
Revelations feels like some kind of apocalyptic acid trip. It feels disjointed from the rest of the new Testament.

As for other religious texts:
The Koran is an absolute chore to read, especially with the constant "Praise be upon him" that happens in nearly every sentence. It's also extremely violent and downright disturbing. I really didn't get much value out of it.
The Hindu Bhagavad Gita is fascinating. The stories are so crazy and so rich in detail, it's like reading science fiction interlaced with philosophy. Great stuff.

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that happens in nearly every sentence. It's also extremely violent and downright disturbing

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From what I've read of it, I didn't find it much more violent than the Christian bible honestly. It's such a MSM move to pick and choose from the Quran but not the Bible. Even the verse ISIS uses to justify their beheadings isn't really justifying it, the very next verse clarifies that.

It's not much more violent than the other Abrahamic texts if you actually read them all

I mean Simeon and Levi convinced a whole town to get circumcised and then murdered them while they were recovering because their sister wanted to get poked.

I'm mostly agnostic and dig some of the Bible. I consider it a work of fiction though.

I even enjoy attending church from time to time.

Funny story off topic:


My grandmother sits behind me at church and has lost most of her hearing but refuses to wear her hearing aid. Easter this year one of the college girls comes in wearing one of those new dresses that's super short in the front and longer on the arse. My grandmother thinks she's whispering to her friend and says loudly: You can damn near see her cooter. I was laughing the whole service.