I should read the bible but its so fucking boring

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>>9733480

Force yourself to read Genesis and Exodus.

Read a dumbed down version of Job.

Force yourself to read Daniel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel. You don't have to read them in order or all at once.

Read any of the Wisdom literature that you like (Psalms, Songs, etc.). You can just skim over them. Try to remember this was an ancient people's way of preserving "dad wisdom," the shit your uncle would tell you when you were feeling blue. This was people's Internet back then. Makes it more fun.

Then just skip directly to the New Testament. Read Mark first. Try reading all of the Gospels to get an idea of Christ, but if you really hate them, just read Mark.

Skip Paul's letters and read Revelation.

That will give you most of the literarily significant and easier parts of the Bible. You can read them in bite-sized chunks, over your morning coffee even, because the Bible is not a contiguous tome. And once you've read them, you can look at the rest of the Bible as things to fill in, things you missed but are now maybe more interested in because of what you've read.

Also reading the Wikipedia helps, especially for things like Daniel.

>>9733499
Thanks for this

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>>9733499
>a good post on /lit/
what a world we live in

>>9733499
>You can just skim over Psalms and Song of Songs
>Some of the most sublime and memorable writing in existence
>Read Mark
>Ignoring the Gospel of Matthew
>No Joshua, or 1/2 Samuel
>No Lamentations, or Ecclesiastes
>Dumbed down version of Job, also one of the best parts
If you listen to this guys advice you will miss all of the best parts of the bible. No part of the bible is boring, and it is all significant. If you are unable to read it then maybe you should just take a break from reading and reevaluate. Do not skip any parts of the bible, even the long lists of genealogy are important.