Favorite book of the bible

[deathmunkee]

Tis tough for me ... but I'd have to go with Genesis.

I'm a sucker for creation myths.

[Whack01]

Tis tough for me ... but I'd have to go with Genesis.

I'm a sucker for creation myths.

I'd go with Proverbs or Isiah.

I'd also go with troll :D

[Lothian]

Deuteronomy is good for reading during those moments of doubt in which you consider Christianity is not that bad.

[DouglasL]

Revelations is my favorite. Excellent metaphoric imagery.

[cnorman18]

Exodus, then Genesis. Then maybe Psalms.

If there is a Heaven, and if they let me in--if Moses doesn't look just like Charlton Heston I will be deeply disappointed.

I hope I'll be able to get a good single-malt and the History Channel, too.

I assume that Catherine Bell is out of the question, but then we Jews don't claim to know what Heaven is like, if there is one--so I guess I can hope....

[Freethinker]

Leviticus, then Deuteronomy.

How else can we know how god likes his animals slaughtered, disemboweled and burned, or that you can't go to church with damaged testicles?

[That_guy]

Job.

It's nice to see the big guy and his horned buddy having a little game.

[NotJesus]

Ecclesiastes

[Hokulele]

Darn, NotJesus beat me to it. A second vote for Ecclesiastes.

[Fnord]

For little bits of inspiration, here and there: Esther, Ruth, Luke, and Acts.

Since my ex-wife would storm out of the church if anyone read from Daniel, Ezekial, or Revelations, they're also important to me.

[Fnord]

Duplicated post.

[kellyb]

doublepost...

[kellyb]

Ecclesiastes

Me, too.

The LOLcats Bible version is kinda neat, as well:

http://www.lolcatbible.com/index.php?title=Ecclesiastes_1

Ecclesiastes 1


Everything Iz StOOpid

1 Teh werdz ov teh preechur, teh son ov David, King of teh Jerusalem.2 "St00pid! St00pid!" Sez teh teechurcat. "Srsly st00pid. Everythingz stOOpid."

http://www.lolcatbible.com/index.php?title=Ecclesiastes_3

1. sup. there has is a sison 4 everthing, and a tiems 4every purpos under teh ceiling, lol.

2. a tiemz 2 get kittehs, an a tiems 2 get ded.

3. tiemz 2 mades cookies, an also tiems 2 cheezburgers.

4. teimz 2 hugs, and loltims 4 buttsecks. u gets teh pichur.

9. what gud is it the kitteh from all that trbl?

10. i has sees what all teh mans did ther, from teh ceiling cat

11. teh ceiling cat mades teh bestes cookies and cheezbuergrs. but he aslo mades us wantz the invisibl sandwhiches he keep up in teh ceiling, omg, nfw.

12. i knows teh invisibil cheezcakes has are not filling, but better is to do gud, liek mading cookies, upgradin ram, ect., k, srsly.

13. an also of cours teh surprize buttsecks wenever possibl, lol. ceiling cat sez so.

[six7s]

Restaurant at the End of the Universe

[cnorman18]

If we're doing books outside of the Bible, I'd vote for two trilogies; The Lord of the Rings, and Robert Anton Wilson's Illuminatus!

Don't tell my rabbi about the second one. He'd have a world-class conniption fit.

[Marquis de Carabas]

Song of Solomon - Perfect wank material.

[cnorman18]

Song of Solomon - Perfect wank material.

I dunno, man...

When I look at a woman's breasts and belly, I don't think of birds and wheat....

Sandals do turn me on, though, depending.

[Whack01]

Since my ex-wife would storm out of the church if anyone read from Daniel, Ezekial, or Revelations, they're also important to me.

Sounds like you have a story to share with us :D

[Spindrift]

The Book of Mormon. I love 19th century American literature.

You didn't say whose bible.

[Darth Rotor]

Tis tough for me ... but I'd have to go with Genesis.

I'm a sucker for creation myths.
Job.

The one line review of Job comes from Denis Leary:

Life's tough, get a helmet.

Other faves include Proverbs, Psalms, Ecclesiastes, and on Halloween, Revelation.

DR

[ChristineR]

Hosea or Amos.

[Ichneumonwasp]

Another vote for Ecclesiastes.

[JoeEllison]

I like the one where the one guy chops off the other guy's head, and then the headless dude picks up his head and leaves, and comes back a year later to return the favor...

[Senex]

How can you answer this question? Which is your favorite parent? Your favorite child? They are all so wonderful :rolleyes:

[Taffer]

Meh, the bible isn't that interesting. I'd rather choose the Eddas. Now there is some creation myth!

[Dorian Gray]

What is your favorite pasture-pie?

[bruto]

I've always liked Ecclesiastes, and wondered how the hell it got into the Bible at all.

I'm kind of partial to Mark, too, because it seems more like a well told story than the other gospels, with a little more humanity and even humor if you look at it right (which is to say, with a good bit of latitude). I like the idea of a wise-ass Jesus baiting the Pharisees and tripping them up on their own doctrine.

For Job, the best version I've seen is this one by the Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska:

Synopsis

Job, sorely tried in both flesh and possessions, curses man's fate. It is great poetry. His friends arrive, and, rending their garments, dissect Job's guilt before the Lord. Job cries out that he was righteous. Job does not know why the Lord smote him. Job does not want to talk to them. Job wants to talk to the Lord. The Lord God appears in a chariot of whirlwinds. Before him who had been cloven to the bone, He praises the work of His hands: the heavens, the seas, the earth and the beasts thereon. Especially Behemoth, and Leviathan in particular, creatures of which the Deity is justly proud. It is great poetry. Job listens: the Lord God beats around the bush, for the Lord God wishes to beat around the bush. Job therefore hastily prostrates himself before the Lord. Events now transpire in rapid succession. Job regains his donkeys and camels, his oxen and sheep twofold. Skin grows over his grinning skull. And Job goes along with it. Job agrees. Job does not want to ruin a masterpiece.

[Arkan_Wolfshade]

Me, too.

The LOLcats Bible version is kinda neat, as well:

http://www.lolcatbible.com/index.php?title=Ecclesiastes_1



http://www.lolcatbible.com/index.php?title=Ecclesiastes_3
Given that you're familiar with lolcatbible, might you also be familiar with the Boomer Bible (http://www.amazon.com/Boomer-Bible-R-F-Laird/dp/1563050757/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-8489202-6893551?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193982121&sr=8-1)?

Oh, and re OP: Revelation

[Evil Roy Slade]

I think my favourite is Genesis, the first book of the bible because it opens with the Hebrew word "bereshit", which means "in the beginning."

I ask myself....was it a typo?

[Mobyseven]

Ester. Teh poor gurl getz da king an da king nearlee getz takenz in bai da bad guyz, but da gurl showz him dat jooz aint bad, and the bad guyz getz killd.

Cool story that.

[NotJesus]

I think my favourite is Genesis, the first book of the bible because it opens with the Hebrew word "bereshit", which means "in the beginning."

I ask myself....was it a typo?

Interesting. Is the second word "indawuds?"

[kinkymagic]

It's got to be judges for me, if only because of the story of samson. If there was ever a story crying out for a big-budget hollywood remake, preferably with The Rock in the starring role, then this is it.

[bruto]

Interesting. Is the second word "indawuds?"Since when would you find that level of unambiguity or accuracy in the bible?

[TX50]

The Book of Lucifer