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I read the Bible through when I was younger. I did not understand much of it. The place names were unfamiliar, the historical context not at hand. I remembered some of what I read. Later I looked at Exodus for a long time, including the geographical context. I toured the Sinai by cab for two days from the Israeli border at Eilat in 1999. I did not have much money back then. This was before Al Qaeada blew up a hotel in Taba. I wanted to know if there was any truth to the story of Exodus. Some theorized Mt Sinai was a volcano, a mountain with fire on the top. There are volcanoes in NW Arabia (Midian). A volcano in Medina erupted in 1256 AD. Khaibar is another volcanic area. I was not able to prove Exodus really happened. It is likely some people escaped from Egypt from time to time, making their way to what was then called Canaan. The ancient Egyptian story of Sinuhe was about a man who fled the authorities crossing the desert to Canaan with the help of a group of Bedouin who found him near death in the desert. He married, raised a family, then set out to return to Egypt and tell his story.Who here has read the entire Bible, and by entire I mean including Leviticus’ constant talk about slaughtering animals, blood. talk in either Exodus or Leviticus about making tabernacles and priestly clothing etc.?
Or do you skim or skip those parts?
i‘m trying to read the entire Bible and the OT books I’ve read so far are just so boring, violent and gross.
I’ve already read the entire NT with the exception of Revelation, which two pastors advised me not to read due to the difficult times I’ve had, worrying about the end of the world.
So how do you ger through the entire OT?
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