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Hedwig · 08-20-2003, 04:12 PM

About two times cover to cover as a teenager. I started reading it a third time, got about two thirds of the way through, and gave up. I prefer plot lines that are a tad more interesting.

Gothic_J · 08-21-2003, 11:45 AM

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Originally posted by Aravnah Ornan
I've read the Bible. It's an excellent Chick tract for atheism.

For most of my time as a true believer, I was content to know only those parts of the Bible that were read from the pulpit or covered in a highly selective Bible study at church or in Intervarsity. It often seems to me that that's at least as much as most Christians ever know of the Bible.

Then I decided that I would take the trouble to read, from Genesis to Revelation, that book in which I claimed to believe. That pretty much did my faith in. And yes, believers have complimented me on my Bible knowledge, although they've asked me why I'm not still a true believer if I know the Bible so well.

I agree completely.

JaeIsGod · 08-21-2003, 12:20 PM

I was forced to go to church and biblestudies for 12 years. I must have heard/read the darn thing from cover to cover at least 5-6 times (thought they always skipped the really silly parts)

SiliconWolf · 08-22-2003, 01:13 AM

I used to read it all the time when I was young enough to still think it was important. The only parts I really liked were the descriptions of how wicked the Israelite kings were, and Jezebel and so on.

Postcard73 · 08-22-2003, 08:20 AM

I took courses on the OT and NT while I was in college, so I have studied it intensely. I've also read it two times front to back and read certain portions of it multiple times beyond that. Moreover, I have studied it from both a believer's and a non-believer's perspective. Regrettably, I have never studied greek or hebrew, so I have to rely on others to translate for me...

abe smith · 08-22-2003, 08:24 AM

Quite a lot of "it" or "them", at one time or another. Not much recently = in the last decade or so.

Unbeliever · 08-22-2003, 09:42 AM

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Originally posted by TimeGoddess

I have read about 3/4s of it. Kinda boring, some exciting scenes and nice bedtime stories, but mostly its a very poorly written sci-fi book.
Thanks for your time!

Yeah, you'd think the creator of the universe would be able to write at least as good as, say, Isaac Asimov!

I've read the whole Bible 3 1/2 times (the 1/2 is because I'm currently in the process of doing an in-depth study of it). I think a thorough knowledge of the Bible is an indespensible tool for debating with Christians.

Postcard73 · 08-22-2003, 12:18 PM

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Originally posted by Unbeliever
I think a thorough knowledge of the Bible is an indespensible tool for debating with Christians.

I agree with this completely. It's the main reason I don't regret having once been a xian. From my experience, many of the people who run around talking about how we all have to be saved or go to hell have very little knowledge of what the Bible actually says. It's amazing how much less confident fundies are when they realize I can quote more scripture verses than they can...

frostymama · 08-22-2003, 12:22 PM

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Originally posted by Postcard73
I agree with this completely. It's the main reason I don't regret having once been a xian. From my experience, many of the people who run around talking about how we all have to be saved or go to hell have very little knowledge of what the Bible actually says. It's amazing how much less confident fundies are when they realize I can quote more scripture verses than they can...

That is my experience as well.

The loudest fundies are normally the ones who know the least about it.

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08-20-2003, 04:12 PM	#31
Hedwig Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,921	About two times cover to cover as a teenager. I started reading it a third time, got about two thirds of the way through, and gave up. I prefer plot lines that are a tad more interesting.

08-21-2003, 12:20 PM	#33
JaeIsGod Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 760	I was forced to go to church and biblestudies for 12 years. I must have heard/read the darn thing from cover to cover at least 5-6 times (thought they always skipped the really silly parts)

08-22-2003, 01:13 AM	#34
SiliconWolf Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: A soulless suburb of Chicago Posts: 1,000	I used to read it all the time when I was young enough to still think it was important. The only parts I really liked were the descriptions of how wicked the Israelite kings were, and Jezebel and so on.

08-22-2003, 08:20 AM	#35
Postcard73 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Roanoke, VA. Posts: 2,198	I took courses on the OT and NT while I was in college, so I have studied it intensely. I've also read it two times front to back and read certain portions of it multiple times beyond that. Moreover, I have studied it from both a believer's and a non-believer's perspective. Regrettably, I have never studied greek or hebrew, so I have to rely on others to translate for me...

08-22-2003, 08:24 AM	#36
abe smith Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: springfield, MA. USA Posts: 2,482	Quite a lot of "it" or "them", at one time or another. Not much recently = in the last decade or so.

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