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Which parts of the King James Bible are essential to read for a non Christian?

>> No.12654374
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>>12654367
If you are religious because:

A) Your parents were religious and you copied them

B)You read it in a book

You're not actually a religious fellow, you're just brainwashed.

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The first five books of the old testament

>> No.12654383

>>12654367
Psalms and the words of Jesus in the gospels

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None. Read the Epic of Gilgamesh.

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>Reading that outdated Anglo meme-translation instead of the Luther bible.

>> No.12654427

>>12654374
How can someone become a Christian if being taught by others and reading books doesn't count? I mean those are literally the only two possible ways to transmit information.

>> No.12654442

>>12654367
All of them you insufferable pleb

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>>12654427
>>12654374

he isn't baptised
heretics get out

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>>12654427
The real way. I'll tell you, though it would be much more fun to lord the third method over your head until you figure it out on your own. You speak to god himself.

Kind of ironic huh, I chose not to lord the truth over you and just revealed it to you. Hopefully someday you receive a more poignant revelation from a real deity. Mysterious ways and all that.

>> No.12654470

>>12654446
Isn't that also brainwashing, except by god? You're still picking it up because someone told you so.

>> No.12654484

None, kjv is unreliable as fuck
>adds whole new sentence completely altering the passage's meaning

>> No.12654485

>>12654443
>Chatolocuck

>> No.12654501

>>12654470
Well, surely you're not too stupid to realize it doesn't count as brainwashing if it's god himself doing it.

>> No.12654636

>>12654367
Reading the whole Bible is required for literacy of the Western canon. Reading the Pentateuch (first five books of the Old Testament and the Torah) will give you a foundational understanding of Abrahamic religion. Reading the Gospels will give you a basic understanding of Christianity. The New Testament isn't that long, though. It won't take long to read the whole thing, and is quite interesting regardless of your faith and/or religious background.
I recommend the Geneva Bible, Oxford Annotated Bible or English Standard Versions. KJV is more of a standard for the literary study of the Bible. Newer versions are ostensibly more accurate.