So, along with my usual fare of SF, horror, and fantasy, one of the things I am doing with my NOOK is re-reading the Christian Bible. (I could just say Bible and I’m sure the vast majority of people would understand what I was referring to, but it is my nature to be pedantic in my precision.)This should not be interpreted to mean that I am a Christian, as I am not. In matters of religion I am unmoored. While I do hold some beliefs that are articles of faith and not scientific reason, no I don’t feel like sharing too much now, I am not a person of any organized faith, church, or creed.
I am reading the Bible from a sense of curiosity – my Sunday School Days at Sothern Baptist Churches are far behind me and the lesson have dimmed with the decades – and as an exploration in the foundations of Western Civilization. Certainly the Christian faith, particularly with those who are inclined to a literal interpretation of the Christian Bible, is critical to understanding modern American politics.
I am not reading the King James Bible – I can barely make my way though the tortured language of the late 19th century, the King James Bible is well beyond my pleasure reading comfort zone. However as a cheapskate I wasn’t interested in spending a lot of money via the NOOK on this whimsical impulse. Luckily Barnes & Noble offered a free English language Bible, Holman Christian Standard Bible. I’ve found the new translation easy to read and I’m currently reading Genesis. (Isaac is about to get a wife, but really that’s not much of a spoiler is it?)
I shan’t be doing a lot, perhaps none at all, commentary on how I feel about the Scripture itself. My opinion is irrelevant and there is no need to thoughtlessly offend.
