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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 29, 2000
Pros: It grows with you through your spiritual journey.
Cons: Some passages contradict, some don't make sense.
Summary: The Bible is a book that I became acquainted with at an early age but never really came to "know" until well into adulthood.
It can be read on many levels (as literature, as inspiration) and can leave you with as many questions as ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 29, 2000
Pros: It teaches, guides, and instructs, truly wonderful reading!
Cons: there are none
Summary: Where to begin, well let me begin in the beginning: Genesis 1:1 reads: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. That says a lot in just one sentence. It tells us how the earth was created, and therefore everything in it. I thoroughly enjoy ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 25, 2000
Pros: Filled with sex death and a hippy hero.
Cons: Lots of boring filler material.
Summary: Well, I was told that this was a pretty good book, so I've decided to review it. It seems a bit long, but I read Lord of the Rings so I think that I can manage this. The story is basically divided up into a large number of different books, but don't be ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 23, 2000
Pros: (don't rush me . . . I'm still thinking)
Cons: (how long have you got?)
Summary: For starters, the "Holy Bible" is more accurately classified as an anthology than a book, owing to the fact that it is a collection of literary works written by a lot of different people (upwards of 70) over an extended period of time (about ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 18, 2000
Pros: No false information
Cons: Sometimes it is hard to understand
Summary: No matter what we face, we can open the Bible and find an answer. It is a Book that is filled only with truth. It clearly represents a God who loves us beyond any measure man could use. In reading the Bible, we realize that it is ok to cry, and then ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 17, 2000
Pros: Inspirational
Cons: Some parts may need further study.
Summary: Every day I read a bible. Sometimes I'll read a New King James other times I'll read a New International Version, which is a lot easier for me to read. My favorites books in the bible are Psalms (Written by King David mostly) and Romans. The thing I most ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 11, 2000
Pros: When firewood becomes scarce.
Cons: Wars, grief, hatred, discrimination, crimes against humanity
Summary: How many wars have been fought in the name of this book? No hang on, that's too difficult to answer - there are too many to count in the last 2000 years.
Hmm, okay, something easier to assess the outcomes of this publication. Alright, what ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 8, 2000
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Summary: Maybe a few of you reviewers here at epinions can help me out. I’ve been reading a lot of epinions about the bible now. A lot of people really know what they’re talking about. Others don’t. I’ve had to read the bible once for a class. I’ve also ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 4, 2000
Pros: Answers to any questions you have about life.
Cons: None
Summary: This review is in reply to the invitation by bgoodday to all members in this HELPING HANDS write-off to post a review about any product or subject they desire. It was initiated because of comments left on one of his reviews about something ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 4, 2000
Pros: A fascinating record...
Cons: ...of man's manipulation of man (and woman).
Summary: Militarism: pacifism. Anti-Semitism: Zionism. Slavery: the struggle against slavery. Apartheid: the struggle against apartheid. Misogyny: feminism. Love of wine: prohibition. Homophobia: homophilia. Imperialism: nationalism. Communism: fascism. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 1, 2000
Pros: Interesting Prose
Cons: It's Conning a lot of people
Summary: First off, let me say that I have read the entire Holy Bible. In fact, I was a seminary student long ago ...
But enough about me. On with the criticism.
There are three questions you should ask when doing literary criticism: ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 31, 2000
Pros: The Bible offers eternal life.
Cons: Nothing Con about this book.
Summary: God's Word is the best thing you could ever read in your whole entire life. It is the key to life. The only problem is that people don't take the time to read and study it.
In fact, some religions feel the need for additional books and ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 27, 2000
Pros: It's God's Words!!!!!
Cons: Some versions are hard to understand and can frustrate people
Summary: What can I say about the only book that contains words God himself spoke to his people? The Bible is an amazing book about the wonderful works of God and the miracles of His son Jesus Christ. It is a book for anyone. It has stories of all kinds ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 26, 2000
Pros: A Product of Evolution
Cons: none
Summary: When we read the New Testament, I think we must analyze just why what we read is there. The following is an analysis of how the myriad of works written between 50-400 CE have become part of our Spiritual Word.
When it is said that the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 23, 2000
Pros: Everlasting life...
Cons: none
Summary: Everyone possesses an innate sense of right and wrong. The ability to distinguish between the two seems to be the problem. Before I begin, I should say that I live in the buckle of the Bible belt, Oklahoma, and I’m a Baptist. I’m not here to sway ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 21, 2000
Pros: Fascinating variety of topics, people, issues, prophecies
Cons: Probably won't be what you expected
Summary: Back in the 1970s, I spent a lot of time studying the Bible.
Not only did I read about Noah and building the ark, but I spent some time calculating how old his ancestors were, and how long before the flood they died.
Not only ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 21, 2000
Pros: its all good.!
Cons: kinda long but thats not a bad point.!
Summary: As much as people hate religion and all the coruption in the church and other places of worship, the one thing that bothers me is when they use that opinion to judge the bible and degrade it because of how people react towards it. Rather than judge it ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 20, 2000
Pros: Jesus Saves
Cons: life apart from God for those who harden their hearts against the good news
Summary: I could have used many of the titles for other opinions written here, it is indeed the best instruction book I have found for life, I have laughed cried and many other thins while reading it, and so on and so forth. But let's take a look at the book so ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 16, 2000
Pros: Old testiment- interesting jewish history; New Testiment-good guidlines for living- some very basic truths
Cons: some very wacked out unfair and biased ideas- like anti-love for homosexuals
Summary: I like the BIBLE because it's a good read. It is good to understand other cultures in order to get along with them and be open-minded. I feel the same way about every major religion. It's very important to know and understand christianity and what a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 15, 2000
Pros: Moral values
Cons: Everything else
Summary: And if you couldn't tell I was being sarcastic (my 2 star rating should have tipped you off), YOU should burn in the hell that the ``HOLY BIBLE'' so nonchalently predicts. WARNING: opinion about to be stated! I believe that everything in the bible is ... read more
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