What is your LEAST favorite book of the Bible?

I suppose James, because you know how we Protestants don't like works jk

Leviticus, it can be quite deserty.

A lot of the early books of the Old Testament I find pretty boring.

crossnote said:

Leviticus, it can be quite deserty.

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I use to be this way when I was starting out in the faith, but then studying through it you begin to see so many parallels with Christ and the unique society Israel had under that dispensation.

The most boring book to me is 1 Chronicles, because like literally half of the book is genealogy and names.

crossnote said:

Leviticus, it can be quite deserty.

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Leviticus is fascinating compared to Numbers.

Stranger36147 said:

What about Numbers?

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Yeah, math and I don't get along well.

Stranger36147 said:

What about Numbers?

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I never got to Numbers, my camel died of thirst first.

chevyontheriver said:

Leviticus is fascinating compared to Numbers.

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I've come to see that many of those events (census, Balaam, etc) has a theme that I didn't see before. The men (above 21) numbered 600,000 are about the exact number of men that they were replaced by the next generation, and each tribe fluctuated in their population that determined how large their lot was. The events that occur throughout the rest of the book give us a glimpse as to how among the first generation of 600,000 began to fall in the wilderness, but in the end be replaced by the next that numbered almost exactly. It is very interesting. Lots of symbolism too.

The epistles of Paul. Most Christians don't bother reading ALL of them. They only read over and over a few passages from Paul's teachings, and yet, it forms the basis of the Nicene Creed and practically the core theology of modern Christianity.

But try and see if it doesn't give you headaches. Even Peter himself acknowledged they are difficult to understand.

chevyontheriver said:

Leviticus is fascinating compared to Numbers.

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I don't want to get too serious about this since it is all inspired by God. When I was a baby Christian I set off dog and determined to start at Genesis and DO ALL that was required. I got as far as Leviticus and 'died', that was when God spoke to my heart saying 'that's why my Son died for you" lol.

timewerx said:

The epistles of Paul. Most Christians don't bother reading ALL of them. They only read over and over a few passages from Paul's teachings, and yet, it forms the basis of the Nicene Creed and practically the core theology of modern Christianity.

But try and see if it doesn't give you headaches. Even Peter himself acknowledged they are difficult to understand.

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Paul's Epistles are my favorites without the Excedrin. lol

Obadiah. Maybe it would be a satisfying book to read if I lived in an ancient nation that had been harassed by Edom -- but I don't, and I have no grudge against Edom, so it's not especially inspiring to read how Edom is going to be squashed.

Stranger36147 said:

It can be for any reason. Be it that a certain book is too boring, too confusing, has one or more things that bother you.


So what would your least favorite book in the Bible be?

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I never think of it like that. I don't even have a favorite book of the Bible anymore. I just love whatever passage is helping me at the moment and feel fond about the rest.

chevyontheriver said:

Leviticus is fascinating compared to Numbers.

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The first 9 chapters are loaded with New Testament theology, you can't understand Revelations without it.

The one I least like is Judges, thete is a long list of gross things described