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Do you believe in God?

Do you believe in a supreme being?

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nurseangela said:
The New Living Translations may be just what I need. Thanks!
Do you have any recommendations on how to read it? I want to read what I would consider to be "necessary" stuff as I would like to make it to Revelations but I've been told not to start there.
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1. John
2. Genesis
3. Luke
4. Acts
5. Exodus
6. Romans

Read these 6 books in this order first. John is specific in teaching that Jesus is God and loves all of us. It speaks of the new creation. Genesis speaks of the old creation and tells about the fall of mankind; it gives context to John, and you will meet Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and many of the biblical stories you are familiar with, like Noah and the Ark, and Joseph and his imprisonment and rise to power in Egypt. Luke is the fullest Gospel; detailing many of Jesus' teachings and miracles. Luke also details Mary and the birth of Christ more than the other Gospels. You will also find the institution of the Eucharist in this Gospel, whereas John does not speak of it, as Matthew, Mark, and Luke were already in circulation and covered the Last Supper. Acts tells about what happened to the disciples after the crucifixion, resurrection, ascension of the Lord. You will also meet the Apostle Paul in Acts, and follow him in his journeys. Paul wrote 14 of the 27 New Testament books, called the Pauline Epistles. In Exodus you will read about Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt and the 10 Commandments. And finally, in Romans you will read about salvation through faith.

These are the essentials, in my opinion. Get through these first.
 
Ok. I found this one that may be just for me. It's called "The One Year Chronological Bible". It reads like a book straight through as things happened like a story. That might keep my attention. I have an NIV bible as well to reference back to.

Does the Chronological Bible sound like a good idea?
 
I would never suggest literally reading the Bible front to back, especially the first time. The Bible is a library of books. You don't go to the library and pick the first book in the first row on the first shelf. You wouldn't even meet Jesus for many months.
 
This is arranged it says according to how things actually occurred so you aren't jumping back and forth to try and find a timeline. It's getting good reviews on Amazon and I'm willing to try anything that will keep my interest. (I still think I have ADHD of some sort.)

And I'll keep what you told me too. If the chronological one doesn't pan out I can always go back to my other NIV Bible.

Thank you so much for your help, Mr. A. I really appreciate it. This will give me a place to start. :)
 
Keep in mind that in order still puts you months away from Jesus, and that is the core of the Bible. In a year, you're looking at month 9 or 10. I also don't like the idea of them rearranging the canon, but as long as you read it that's the most important part. Good luck, and you're very welcome.
 
Athelstan said:
I would never suggest literally reading the Bible front to back, especially the first time. The Bible is a library of books. You don't go to the library and pick the first book in the first row on the first shelf. You wouldn't even meet Jesus for many months.
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Oh another question. Do you recommend reading the Old Testament? This chronological Bible has the Old and New Testament. Isn't the Old Testament all "the begat" stuff? :confused:
 
The OT and the NT are both part of the Bible. You can't have a Bible without one of them. The OT is about God's dealings with the Jew before Christ. It's 39 (or 46 or 49 if you're Catholic or Orthodox) books long. The NT is about Christ and the apostles; it's 27 books long. You must read both, yes, but primarily the NT. This is why you shouldn't go in order. The OT is first and takes up 75% of the Bible. You would get quite bored with many of the books and probably never reach Christ.

For context:

John is a NT book
Genesis is a OT book
Luke is a NT book
Acts is a NT book
Exodus is a OT book
Romans is a NT book

Both have begats in them, but the NT only has 17 verses of them in the book of Matthew and then another genealogy in Luke.
 
You are just a wealth of information, Mr. A! I hope you'll stick around in case I have any questions (probably so many you'd get tired of me). :rolleyes:
Thanks again!
(My friend Julia just told me I need to read the Old Testament too - Boo!)
 
If you don't read the OT, you will never really understand the significance of the NT. But various parts have more significance in different cultures. For most westerners the 'begats' have little meaning; for some cultures they are crucial.

Chronological Bibles are gaining a lot of interest in missiology. They are very important in oral cultures (and America is much more of an oral culture than you might think despite high literacy! When you need help, do you read a book or ask a friend? If the later, read the chronological.)
 
zurb said:
If you don't read the OT, you will never really understand the significance of the NT. But various parts have more significance in different cultures. For most westerners the 'begats' have little meaning; for some cultures they are crucial.

Chronological Bibles are gaining a lot of interest in missiology. They are very important in oral cultures (and America is much more of an oral culture than you might think despite high literacy! When you need help, do you read a book or ask a friend? If the later, read the chronological.)
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I ask my friend Julia. She's been reading the Bible for years. I'm also very visual and would probably benefit from DVD's of some sort but that would probably be very expensive. I looked into a set before and it was something like $2-300. I don't have that right now.

I also need structure and this chronological Bible tells you what to read each day. That should help.
 
nurseangela said:
You are just a wealth of information, Mr. A! I hope you'll stick around in case I have any questions (probably so many you'd get tired of me). :rolleyes:
Thanks again!
(My friend Julia just told me I need to read the Old Testament too - Boo!)
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Heh, one would think I'm an Aspie and this topic is my passion. :p

Oh I'll stick around and this topic never bores me.
 
The ESV seems to get very good reviews as both scholarly and readable. If you download the Bible+ (formally OliveTree) app, it includes the ESV free.
 
zurb said:
The ESV seems to get very good reviews as both scholarly and readable. If you download the Bible+ (formally OliveTree) app, it includes the ESV free.
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The ESV is my favorite translation outside of the KJV. It is formal equivalent. She had issues with the NIV which is dynamic equivalence; or one step above a paraphrase. That's exactly the point of the ESV, to be scholarly but not read choppy. It's still a dry and formal read for anyone that isn't studying.
 
The ESV Bible+ app is good, but if you get it, be prepared that you always need an Internet connection or data, and they will bother you about upgrading to the paid version frequently. I would get the free ESV for iBooks.
 
Athelstan said:
The ESV Bible+ app is good, but if you get it, be prepared that you always need an Internet connection or data, and they will bother you about upgrading to the paid version frequently. I would get the free ESV for iBooks.
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Interesting. Been using Olive Tree since I got my first Palm. Never had any issues with being offline, but I did pay for the NIV once I got my iPhone.
I do have that problem with the Logos app though.
 
Weird! It won't let me choose specific books unless I'm on wifi or have service (I live in an area that frequently drops service). It just says "syncing", and then I get pop ups encouraging me to buy the full version of the app to avoid needing to be online.
 
Athelstan said:
Well, I attribute my obsession of the Scriptures to AS; not that it's a bad thing, for I love God and the Scriptures. I'm just a little more... Involved than most, ha!

You will find that there aren't re-interpretations. This is a common misunderstanding.

You will see that the meaning in each translation is exactly the same. The only thing that has changed is sentence structure; so there was no re-interpretation. Revisions are made because translation teams want the best possible meaning, and they want the best possible "reading" of the scriptures, causing differences of opinion on how, exactly, to structure verses. Reading and studying many different translations allows a person to get the best possible idea of what the text is saying without learning the original languages.
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For some reason I didn't see your reply in my Alerts. Sorry for the delay in acknowledging your generous answer. I don't have much to say in reply, except that I found this very informative. I was subject to the "common misunderstanding" you mention, and now I'm not. :) Thank you for that. I feel better about the whole matter, which had always concerned me.
 
I am not even convinced of the Big Bang, that's why I am studying it. Maybe I will believe in something sometime, but I need more information.
 
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