(February 19, 2014 at 3:50 pm)rensou Wrote: Hi there. I've been trying to read the bible to see firsthand the inconsistencies and horrible stuff present in there. Well atleast that is what I'm trying to do. I'm currently stuck in Leviticus and it's boring me so much. I'm thinking about skipping it. So any suggestions and/or tips.
I find it ironic that now that I'm an atheist, I'm actually trying to read the bible haha.
I suggest a Catholic Bible, such as the Common English Bible. You can access it on the internet. It contains several secular books that gives suggestions on how to deal with various life problems. It also has a very short book called "Susanna" that shows that the old Israelites were exactly like the Taliban of today.
And "Bel and the Dragon" is a nicely written detective story.
http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/Com...Bible-CEB/
It shows how to investigate a BS story by using your mind and common sense.
I find it useful to search for a topic across several different versions. That way you can see how thinking evolved over time and the different versions can clarify cluttered language found in the King James version.
"The Skeptics Annotated Bible" also contains the Koran and the Book of Mormon.
"The Evil Bible" lists the bad things.
"The Brick Bible" presents the stories in cartoon form and it is very entertaining.
"Mohammed's Believe It Or Else" is a 24 page comic book about Mohammed. It's easy to read and contains Koran and hadith links to the pictures.
If you disregard all of the supernatural stuff in the Bible you will soon see that it uses the stories to present two opposing sides to various issues. It's up to the reader to decide if one of the viewpoints make sense to him.
