Do you read the Bible?

I have been reading the Bible almost daily since 1985. I typically have morning devotions and usually read through the Bible once a year. I have read many different English translations. I have used the One Year Bible that breaks the Bible up into daily readings that include Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs. I have also used a Chronological Bible that prevents the events into a more readable timeline.

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LesserUgly

Only certain parts of the new king james. Like Corinthians. I could never get through genesis. So unbelievably boring. So and so begate so and so. Who fucking cares?

malizz · 70-79, M

@LesserUgly Genesis also has a large number of traditional historical stories which are certainly not boring. The genealogies are really only of interest to scholars who understand what they stand for.

SW-User

@LesserUgly @malizz I have read through genealogies a number of times, but most often I only skim them now. They are very tedious.

But they are there for a purpose. There are some reasons why genealogies are important. Genealogies help substantiate the Bible’s historical accuracy. They also help to affirm Biblical prophecy. There are others too, but I will leave it with that.

malizz · 70-79, M

@SW-User I did look into the genealogies. They come from oral tradition and so are not always consistent, in much the same way as errors crept in during manual copying. They do have significance for Orthodox Jews and others with a scholarly interest in Jewish history and early Christian tradition.

LesserUgly

@SW-User curious. I'm going to have to look into that. It's just so tedious to read through though.