I am willing to bet not too many.
2006-09-29 10:39:23 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I have just finished my third translation of it. As to why I ask, I am getting tired of being told to read it.
2006-09-29 10:43:36 · update #1
thats a very judgmental question,
Im sure you think you are the only one, but alas no, your not.
2006-09-29 10:44:01 · answer #1 · answered by pixilated 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I've been reading it most of my life, so I can't really say how many times I've been through it in English translation. The cover-to-cover reading I did mostly when I was younger, but these days, I tend to read a book at a time, generally not in order.
I have read most of the books in their original languages of Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek.
Folks who go to chuch generally read through most of the Bible on Sundays over a period of three years if they follow the lectionary, so this is one way that many people "read" the Bible.
2006-09-29 18:33:42 · answer #2 · answered by Ponderingwisdom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually I have done it several times. Just 15 to 20 minutes a day and you can read the bible from cover to cover in one year.
2006-09-29 17:42:06 · answer #3 · answered by James C 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most people that grew up believers have. I became a believer when I was 21 and since then have read it cover to cover. For people that have gone to Bible college have spent endless hours reading and studying it as well as reading commentaries and studying it in Greek and Hebrew.
2006-09-29 17:47:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have read the Bible from cover to cover. And every time I re-read it, God shows me something that I hadn't seen before. The Bible has the answers to all life's questions! It is is definately God's living word!
2006-09-29 17:54:39 · answer #5 · answered by me 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, repeatedly. It's an ongoing thing. When I'm done, just start again and keep going. But not just reading, studying. Contemplating the words.
I'll bet many have.
2006-09-29 18:01:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, several translations, several times, including the Greek Lexicon.
2006-09-29 17:47:57 · answer #7 · answered by Pearly Gator 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I may not have read every single scripture in the bible but because I try and read my bible every day and have done this for years, I would say I am pretty close... But remember this: All the reading is in vain if you don't believe in it or don't live by what you read!
2006-09-29 17:44:52 · answer #8 · answered by Monique 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have a few times and I always learn something new.The word of God is alive and never changes. Woe to them that add to or take away from the bible.
2006-09-29 17:41:50 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
NT i've read Matthew all the way to Hebrew i'm at james right now. old testament: job genesis and some more here and there, why do you care?
2006-09-29 17:42:21 · answer #10 · answered by Nikki 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why do you feel it is important to read it cover to cover? It was not written that way.
Keep learning
2006-09-29 23:30:36 · answer #11 · answered by unicorn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋