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Question

the best part of the bible to read? i'm in the mood to read it but i dont know where to start, which is the best book? thanks!

Answer 1

the song of soloman, definitely.

http://www.fourmilab.ch/etexts/www/Bible/Song_of_Solomon.html

i loved the books of ruth and esther when i started reading the bible - there are some good films too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Ruth

http://8x.com/onenight/

some of the bible is exceptionally tedious, skip all the "begat" and "smote" chapters. :)

Answer 2

I personally enjoy reading Revelations, the very last book of the bible, because it is very detailed in what is going to happen in the near future I have read it a couple times over and I can still see the imagery in my mind long after it is gone from me. It does seem to be some really neat stuff in there, telling of how the end will come and the signs to look for, and the description of the plagues... Left Behind series is a good book series as well as the movies as they are based on the end times and surviving them... Very good books, I would suggest reading those after reading Revelations, or getting the movies.. There are 3 movies i believe.

Answer 3

Depends on what you're looking for. If you're interested in learning about Jesus' life, check out one of the Gospels... Matthew, Mark, Luke, John. To learn about the teachings and philosophies of Jesus' disciples, then that's the rest of the New Testament.

If you want the creation story, Cain and Abel, and the story of Noah, those are in early Genesis. Later in Genesis, you'll find Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and the Jewish people going to Egypt. Exodus is where you'll find the story of Moses and the Ten Commandments.

Psalms can be a little odd to just read... many modern songs are based on Psalms, but as they're songs and prayers, they're good for greeting cards, but probably not as good for learning.

Proverbs are quick-and-easy rules of living. Some are difficult to translate in today's language, so a Bible with footnotes is helpful, to help describe what certain cultural things mean.


I personally suggest 1 John (which is at the end of the New Testament, not the John from the beginning). It's very, very short, and my favorite verse is from 1 John: "Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth." and "No one has ever seen God, but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us."

Answer 4

Luke, then follow the cross reference notes listed either on the side or bottom of each page (in Luke) to other parts of the Bible that match what parts you are interested in reading more about. The Life Application Bible is good, but most Bibles will direct you to similar sections in the Bible. Good luck and enjoy!

Answer 5

I agree about Proverbs and Psalms. Also, Galations, Ephesians, Philipians are pretty good reads. New Testament books tend to be 'easier' to read than Old Testement books. The exception to this would be the aforementioned Psalms and Proverbs.

Answer 6

I agree with Proverbs and Psalms, but I love to learn and read about the life of Jesus, and there is a lot of wisdom in the gospels, so I recommend any of those.

Answer 7

proverbs is good to read when you need encouragement. psalms is also a very good book. my favorite is psalm 27, the first couple of verses. "the lord is my light and my salvation. whom shall if fear? of whom shall i be afraid?....."

Answer 8

Psalms, for its intrinsic musicality, expressivenss & lyricism.

Answer 9

well what i thinks is that u should read from the beggining when adam and eve was created.

Answer 10

The cover. It goes downhill from there. Pax - C