When i finally got around to perusing it, i found the text really pathetic and not worth wasting the few minutes it took to read it. The bible is the worst book ever written timothy aldred. Very suggestive question, but i will try to answer it anyway. If you look closely, a lot of books show up on both the worst books of all time list and the best books ever lists.
The best 100 christian books ever written frank viola. Certainly liber al vel legis liber evil legis, written by aleister crowley, who had it dictated to him by aiwass, another alias of satan, is the most evil book ever written. Dec 06, 2018 the authorship of his book remains relatively unclear, even compared with other discussions as to who wrote the bible. It probably didnt survive, even if it was written on a stone tablet or carved into the side of a mountain. Meet your creator learn about his love and power in this easy to understand recap of the bible. Therefore, my answer might not be applicable to the q. The bible has been a massive influence on literature and history, especially in the western world, where the gutenberg bible was the first book printed using movable type. They believe that because the writers of the bible lived in an unenlightened era, the book contains many errors and harmful teachings.
Parts are obscure, misunderstood, but i dont see bad writing. Of all the stories that are still widely read and or influential today, the two oldest are considered to be the epic of gilgamesh, from mesopotamia, and the mahabharata, from india. No one can ever say what was the first book ever written. Discussion about the bible is the worst book ever written in the history of mankind page 4 at the godlikeproductions conspiracy forum. The greeks wrote the old testament bible part i maarifa. The author of the greatest letter ever written desiring god. The bible is the most remarkable book ever written. The 25 most challenging books you will ever read if youve made it all the way through any of these, give yourself a pat on the back. The bible is the worst book ever written in the history of mankind many people gave their lives to this book and died in vain. Inspiration is from a greek word, theopneustos, meaning godbreathed. Contrary to popular belief, the bible is not a good book. They also happen to be the driest, boringest tomes youll ever sludge through. Mar 15, 2020 it is also a history book of the start of christianity.
The holy bible is rated very highly by all the people who supposedly live by it. This is not the only feticidal passage in the bible, but it is the worst. Hinton, yes, the same author who wrote the outsiders. With 42 million books to choose from on and only so many hours in the day, i need help picking out the right ones. Also, it is full of hatred, racism, sexism, and violence against innocent people. Did christine hewitt really say the bible was the worst book. The last half of the book details the efforts of earths survivors to wrestle control of the planet fromshark bankers. Did christine hewitt really say the bible was the worst book ever written. The first complete bible was done about 100 adce, was written on papyri, and was likely broken into smaller books. It appears that moses had several such books in his accounts. Meditations of a christian hedonist and most recently why i love the apostle paul. Very few people of the islamic faith take their religion lightlyso writing a book that.
I consider these books to be the best christian works ever written in the 20th and 21st centuries. It says that god commanded the isrealites to do this. Caribbean radio show interviewing timothy aldred on his new book bamboozled besieged by lies man never a sinner how the world. From a fairly standard horror premise a house is revealed to be slightly larger on the inside than is strictly possible danielewski spins out a dizzying tale involving multiple unreliable narrators, typographic mysteries, and looping footnotes that manage to drag the reader. If you really want to not be able to put a book down, go back to the earliest books written by king. The sixty six books it contains record the inerrant word of god. Any book written by 40 authors is likely to have a multitude of contradictions like the bible has. Our topics include conspiracy theory, secret societies, ufos and more. The bible is the worst book ever written in the history of mankind even if you do not concede the doctrine, the 66 books comprising the bible have oft been called, by many an atheist, as some of the best literature ever penned.
The bible the bible is the stupidest book ever written. Speaking of prophecy scriptures the apostle peter wrote, for the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man. This icky, awful, very badly written, worst book ever ranks at the bottom of my long list of literary experience. Did christine hewitt really say the bible was the worst. The worst parst is giving up your life to a book of fantasy. Jan 30, 2018 bestselling bible scholar bart ehrman has written a whole book about forgery in the new testament, texts written under the names of famous men to make the writings more credible. The authorship of his book remains relatively unclear, even compared with other discussions as to who wrote the bible.
Instead, you might try the worst journey in the world, a book in which. Of all the stories that are still widely read andor influential today, the two oldest are considered to be the epic of gilgamesh, from mesopotamia, and the mahabharata, from india. Sommer introduction humanists reject the claim that the bible is the word of god. The reason why i despise rumble fish is because if you read it, you probably noticed its written in an extremely confusing way. They all are the seed of ape since they had been spliced with monkeys and martians as rh bloodlines. The 10 worst old testament verses by dan barker freedom from. Every page was a tough decision to persevere or give up. His own book may have been written by him, or by a man named baruch ben neriah, whom he mentions as one of his scribes. You can learn who your family is in this recap of mankinds history. Oct 06, 2008 did christine hewitt really say the bible was the worst book ever written. We read our bible each day this is the best book ever written.
Each book was either written by a bad man or it propagates very silly ideas, as in the case of the one cited woman. Id like to tell you that the most difficult book i ever read was a russian classic or homers iliad in ancient greek. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. It is the bible of the thelemites, who hitler, mussolini, tito, and stalin were, and mugabwe, and too many other powerful people, are today. The later includes the bhagavadgita, still a very important rel. To have our own copy of the bible to read here on the mountaintop towards the end of our lives is almost a miracle.
Many scholars agree that job is the oldest book in the bible, written by an unknown israelite about 1500 b. The greatest book ever written the old testament story. According to the march 2007 edition of time, the bible has done more to shape literature, history, entertainment, and culture than any. The bible the most important book ever written hubpages. He is author of more than 50 books, including desiring god. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Humanists reject the claim that the bible is the word of god. The worst books of all time, the most influential books in history. I like to think that i know the bible quite well, but the quran not so much, so in this answer i will take the bible as an example. If the two testaments tell the greatest story ever told, i am a monkey and not just the. The oldest story ever written how an ancient epic full of sex, violence and a prebiblical flood got lost and found, and how its legacy lives on in lethal weapon. It was written by forty different men, ranging from peasants to kings, over a period of 1,600 years.
A single book can be good in some ways and bad in others. If we can recommend the best 50 books ever written, can we not also counter this with the ten worst books. For the first time, im answering this question publicly by compiling a musthaveinyourlibrary book list. The most incredible book ever written by pastor kyle stephens of blessed hope baptist church, coon rapids, minnesota, usa to the consternation of far too many and to the delight of far too few, the bible remains the most controversial, the most shocking, the most despised and. The first bibles in a single book were on vellum and produced about 325350 adce. The bible is the most remarkable book ever written rapture. The book was published in 1924 and follows a muslim indian doctor named aziz and his relationships with an english professor, cyril fielding, and a visiting english. For 33 years, he served as pastor of bethlehem baptist church, minneapolis, minnesota.
In some cases, god spoke directly to prophets who recorded his word. The jews painstakingly passed it on to generation after generation, some 4,000 years ago onward. Such unity in diversity is possible with this great book of books, the bible, because god is its ultimate author. It is some gay ass interpretation of the teachings of god. Forster wrote his novel a passage to india after multiple trips to the country throughout his early life. Over the years, people have asked me, which books do you recommend that i buy for my library.
Oct 21, 2009 monks wrote the bible, the first book ever written. Others hold that the pentateuch the first five books of the bible are the oldest books in the bible, written between 1446 and 1406 b. Youxian says, i spent onehalf day traveling to the church. Here are some of the worst books ever written and why they suck. For as long as i can remember, my anxiety dreams have tended to involve creepy houses not haunted houses but houses where something is slightly off, or im. The books listed below have been cited by a variety of notable critics in varying media sources as being among the worst books ever written. May 08, 2007 the last half of the book details the efforts of earths survivors to wrestle control of the planet fromshark bankers. Explore our bible resources for individuals and groups. The 10 worst books ever written everyone agrees suck geek for. Some reasons why humanists reject the bible american. In conclusion, bible is a mythology book and the meaning of which is often miss understood and used on the wrong thing such as religious wars. As the apostle paul wrote, all scripture is given by inspiration of god 2 timothy 3. It says that if one person in a town is not a christian, the whole town should be destroyed and everyone should be killed.
Are the bible and the quran the two most dangerous books. Monks wrote the bible, the first book ever written. Moses is the earliest author of the bible that we know of. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact of. There cant be a couple hundred years with out a english written bible and if the dead sea scrolls are the true scrolls that would be the case. Jun 04, 2014 the longest novel ever published was written in the 1600s. The original bible and the dead sea scrolls biblical. He may have been one of the deuteronomist writers, or he may have been one of the earliest j authors. I hope the crazy bastard who wrote it died while his dong turned black and fell off.
According to the march 2007 edition of time, the bible has done more to shape literature, history, entertainment, and culture than any book ever written. The bible is the worst book ever written in the history of mankind nay, black too do have a soul, and the like of chinese, persian, indian and medes, etc. The book was published in 1924 and follows a muslim indian doctor named aziz and his relationships with an english professor, cyril fielding, and a visiting english schoolteacher named adela quested. Obviously, a major part of the history of the bible is also the new testament nt. All donations are tax deductible in full or in part. They believed in the biblical god and nothing happened. Noah could not have fit all those animals on a boat. This was his first vampire novel, which he wrote before vampires. Therefore, the world would most likely to be a better place had the bible never been written. The hardest book ive ever read was house of leaves by mark z. Youve hinted at one reason those of us who are christians believe the bible is different from every other book thats ever been written. Read this and have an exquisite spiritual experience. Danielewski put simply, house of leaves is one of the most frightening books ever written.
Bamboozled the bible is worst book ever written youtube. Jan 27, 2017 the hardest book ive ever read was house of leaves by mark z. They believe that because the writers of the bible lived in an unenlightened era, the. I can almost laugh about this sad book if i stop crying long enough. It took up,095 pages spread over 10 volumes, with over two million words, and a french name which is the reason why were not even bothering to write it out for you.
Looking unto jesus the author and finisher of our faith. For as long as i can remember, my anxiety dreams have tended to involve creepy houses not haunted houses but houses where something is slightly off, or im lost, or someone is looking for me. The most incredible book ever written by pastor kyle stephens of blessed hope baptist church, coon rapids, minnesota, usa to the consternation of far too many and to the delight of far too few, the bible remains the most controversial, the most shocking, the most despised and the most often derided book ever put to print. If youre unhappy with some of the choices other people have made for this list, go add the books to other more positive lists. The characteristics presented in this study speak loudly of the quality, supremacy, and uniqueness of the bible, but the definitive evidence establishing the bible as the best book ever written is its special origin. He gives the names of people, places, times, and events. Holy bible by anonymous the origin of species by charles darwin qur.
Bonus points if you actually understood what you were reading. Also, it is full of hatred, racism, sexism, and violence against. We believe god gave it to us, and therefore it is gods word. Note the phrase the book of the history of adam in the book of genesis chapter 5. The stupidest book ever written ian daniel stewart. The writers of the biblical books a variety of people are credited for taking pen to paper and, allegedly under inspiration from the holy spirit, writing the 66 books of the bible. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Greeks and romans wrote the bible follow me on facebook. This old book by fulton oursler, the greatest book ever written will make your heart so glad that you feel like a new person. Jerry coyne, writing in dawn, called it the worst book about charles darwin ever written and a grossly inaccurate and partisan attack on both darwin and evolution. The bible is the worst book ever written in the history of.
The bible is up there for oldest, not as a full collection which is what it is, a collection of 66 smaller books but the book of job is considered one of the oldest as it was written about 3,500 years ago. The author wrote and released this when he was just 16, and since then, it has. It is some gay ass interpretation of the teachings. American bible society is a 501 c 3 non profit organization. It is also a history book of the start of christianity. They are convinced the book was written solely by humans in an ignorant, superstitious, and cruel age.
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