You might wonder just why would I waste my time doing a review on the Bible as many people already know what it is about. The truth is I do this review because I am not religious at all in fact I do not even know if the version of the Bible I have is the same as up here and the only time I go to church is when my wife asks me and even than I find a way to sneak away from parts of the sermon. No I am doing a review because recently I have been reading books on self affirmations, and manifestation etc etc. How is this connected? Well upon reading the bible I have found out that many of these books like Think and Grow Rich, The Science of Getting Rich etc refer back to passages from the Bible. So I just found it fascinating that a book written so long ago already covers subject matter that seems to be in such hot demand now days. Maybe there is something to this after all. Why the 4 start well there are parts I really do not understand in there and also there are parts that I think you should not take literally or no longer applies to the modern world. ( )

An interesting book, or library of books, really. As with any anthology, some authors keep things moving along and toss about some really interesting ideas but others haven't really earned their place. Especially those who pad out their narrative with family trees! (but the other reviewer here obviously enjoys those, so it's obviously a book with a wide appeal which is really good really).
Anyway I've a feeling everything is working towards a BIG finale but I'm still some way away from that. ( )

Face it, Humanity: We deserve each other. Jesus was just in it to get laid. ( )

This book is as generally unreadable as most religious texts - lots of boring parts & odd ways of putting things. All the 'begats' seem extraneous to me, but I'm not a scholar. It has its moments & is worthwhile reading since most everyone I know is a Christian.

There is a lot of action, sex & adventure, if you can get past the archaic wording. I especially like the Old Testament & reading about David, never cared much for Psalms & never understood Revelations - too much like reading a horoscope. I find the names really confusing. So many folks that seem to swap names around, especially in the New Testament.

The overall messages from the Old & New Testaments seem quite at odds to me - completely different writing & the new one isn't nearly as exciting as the old. ( )

There's a lot of characters to keep up with ( )