In order to get a greater understanding of the western canon,

>>9701760
what did google say?

>>9701760
you're ready for the spiral

>>9701760
>Should I read the Hebrew Bible or the Christian Old Testament?
What did he mean by this?

Just read the KJV bible, and read all of it. You can skip or skim Leviticus if you really want to, but it's not too long so you should probably just read it.

>>9701765
When I searched for the differences between them it came up with conflicting answers. I gleaned that there were translation differences and a different order of books.

>>9701772
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>>9701782
No I want to read them, I just don't want to get 2 books that are the same thing

The Bible is by far the more influential of the two. After reading that, read Augustine of Hippo's City of God and the works Thomas Aquinas.

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It comes down to extra books in the OT and difference of interpretation and translation. Picture shows the Protestant number (39); Catholics have 46 books. Get the Catholic Study Bible published by OUP. Catholicism has been the most influential, largest denomination, so you'll want a Catholic Bible.

>>9701808
>>9701865
Thanks, i'll check these out

>>9701935
If you want to get the KJV, make sure it includes the Apocrypha. The Apocrypha are the same extra Catholic books but are left at the end after the NT.

>>9701760
the western canon, as you so specify, ought to be a lot more than the judeo-christian situation, no?