read the bible

[Angrboda]

As with anything, some parts are better than others. In that, I would definitely include Ecclesiastes and Psalms, and to a lesser extent, the Synoptic gospels. Granted, the authors and redactors were continually trying to reconcile the stories with their personal views on theology, if you can ignore the apologetics, there are indeed some beautiful observations on the nature of being human underneath the boring begats and so forth. And, as noted, at least for a Christian, I would consider it negligence not to attain some familiarity with the text.

As to Sun Tzu, having just acquired two new translations and a new translation of some commentaries on the Art Of War, perhaps I'm not a sufficiently independent witness.