Starting with the Bible

Read separate books of the bible in between reading other works.

>>9454005
agreed

>>9454005
>>9454020
I am currently finishing Genesis. Do you mean reading like this:
>Genesis
>Crime and Punishment
>Exodus
>brothers karamazov
>Leviticus
>etc.
I am just beginning getting into serious lit, I haven't read all classics, except the few that I finished in the last half a year.

>>9454022
Yes, read the gospels and acts too.

>>9454002
At the very least read Genesis, Exodus, Job, Ecclesiastes, Psalms, Isaiah, The Gospels, Acts, the books that end in "ians", and Revelation.

>>9454025
>>9454026
I haven't really considered what exact books to read and just go from start to finish, is that a bad idea? I'm not really religious so it's mostly reading it for literature's sake.

Should I research the most important books and read them instead of trying to read the whole thing?

>>9454040
It isn't meant to be read cover to cover, you probably wouldn't make it out of Deuteronomy. The Bible is a collection of 66 books of varying genre, authorship, and subject matter written over a span of over 2,500 years. skipping around is almost mandatory.

Read the ones I listed, it's not that much, then read the old testament Bible stories and prophet books if you feel so inclined.
Of absolute importance are The Gospels, Gen/Ex, Job and Ecclesiastes, but you should read those others too

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>>9454064
Thank you guys, always a great help.

Book of Jeremiah is the best.

>>9454002
I'd recommend you pick up a book of the Bible and a commentary on it. Read it once or twice blind then go through a commentary. Pick older commentaries too from key intellectual figures of the religion (Jewish/Christian for the OT and Christian for the NT) as they tend to be better by standing the test of time.

Obvious recommendations are Genesis, Wisdom Books, Gospels, and such.