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[–] 18828321? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
No, not literally vomited. That's just hyperbole. But, the Koran is as boring as fuck and worse than just boring, it's mind numbingly stupid. Read all the Talmud? No, I don't have that many years in my life but it's worth reading it if someone posts and excerpt. Reading the KJV of the bible is fine but it's worth noting that it's a translation that misses out on cultural context so I like to read up on what scholars have to say. One of the more interesting books I think is the book of Job. Then reading commentary on the book, rereading it and thinking about it. Most interesting aspect is when God compares the building of the pyramid to the creation of the world.
[–] 18831772? ago
i intend to learn greek and hebrew so that i can read the originals. but i've got some recovering to do from these concussions. am learning guitar which is helping my recovery i believe.
i have read that Job is the oldest book, but when i stated that here a few months ago someone asked for sauce and i couldn't find it. hmm.
i bought a Bible which has 26 translations, but it's large and heavy and i found it difficult to manage, physically. so i got the KJV on the kindle. i agree, it's better to have a larger perspective on how things were happening back in the day -- like the "turn the other cheek", i have read that if a peasant struck back at a roman soldier after being struck a single time, it was a crime; but to strike back after two blows, you were defending yourself. hence the "turn the other cheek" -- not to meekly accept the punishment, but, to help arrange circumstances where you can return justice without fear of reprisal. no idea if it's true or not as i absorbed that a while back...
God bless!
[–] 18848997? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Try bible gateway . com. It has all the translations and is easy to switch back and forth and compare different versions.
However, I did some comparisons of some of the new translations and was shocked to find that many biblical verses were heavily edited to water down key concepts and alter the original meaning so I quit trusting those translations as worthwhile. KJV is an excellent translation but it has some issues as well but at least it's an honest attempt.
For example, the commandment, "Thou shalt not kill". Hebrew doesn't have that same meaning. It's more like, "Thou shalt not murder". Then there's the story of Genesis where God tells Adam that on the day he eats of the forbidden tree he will surely die. The Hebrew doesn't actually carry the same meaning. It actually says something to the effect that on the day you eat of the tree you dying will surely die. Or, to put it in modern English terms, you will start dying and this will end in your death. So, no chance of recovery or getting better. There's other misconceptions the bible can give someone if they don't carefully study. Such as Lot's wife turning into a pillar of salt. Jesus referred to this event but he didn't say she was turned to a pillar of salt. He says she was "taken". Hebrew word used in the context of death. However, the same word with one misspelled letter renders it as salt. Now, to this day, there are people in the middle east who process salt into a pillar like form that can be transported on camels. They've done this for thousands of years. I believe the word used for that item may very well be the word that was used for salt. Just an idea but scholars have pointed these things out.