10-10-2013, 05:41 PM
I utilize many of the stories and some of them can apply very directly to my life. For instance the last year and a half of my life has been paralleled to the Exodus of the Israelites and Moses meeting the divine in the desert. I see it like any other mythology, the gods are inevitably flawed but the story and archetypical truths are so very powerful. I think it is important for people to be pretty familiar with their cultural mythology even if it is for the reason of stepping away from it.
I think the bible shows one of the most beautiful representations of man seeking the Creator and the struggles of mankind. My favorite stories include: the life of David, Balam's talking ass (rofl), Daniel, and many of the kings.
For me the most impactful of the bible is Matthew and Mark. I also find the gospel of Thomas (although it's not in the canon) to be my go-to book for understanding Jesus and the Law of One.
I've grown up reading the bible and studying since I was 5 yrs old and have read the whole thing through over 10-15 times and parts of it hundreds of times. Where I'm at currently in my journey, calls for a rest from it due to a demiurgical complex built up in my psyche making it impossible to read without me getting upset about the controlling nature of much of the text and the way it was interpreted.
If I knew the original language of it I would enjoy it much more. So much esoteric truth is lost in the translation of it and the insertion of current theology is very much overwhelming the true nature of the texts. In the old testement there is much to be learned by the different gods that they interacted with but in translation it just says "LORD" when it could be referring to different gods. For example:
Gen 1 "in the beginning god created the heaven and earth"
The literal translation is: "in the beginning the Elohim (plural form: aka angels or gods] created the heaven and the earth" current theology masks the actual truth behind the words. I could on for ages with the rest of the bible but I don't have time right now...
I think the bible shows one of the most beautiful representations of man seeking the Creator and the struggles of mankind. My favorite stories include: the life of David, Balam's talking ass (rofl), Daniel, and many of the kings.
For me the most impactful of the bible is Matthew and Mark. I also find the gospel of Thomas (although it's not in the canon) to be my go-to book for understanding Jesus and the Law of One.
I've grown up reading the bible and studying since I was 5 yrs old and have read the whole thing through over 10-15 times and parts of it hundreds of times. Where I'm at currently in my journey, calls for a rest from it due to a demiurgical complex built up in my psyche making it impossible to read without me getting upset about the controlling nature of much of the text and the way it was interpreted.
If I knew the original language of it I would enjoy it much more. So much esoteric truth is lost in the translation of it and the insertion of current theology is very much overwhelming the true nature of the texts. In the old testement there is much to be learned by the different gods that they interacted with but in translation it just says "LORD" when it could be referring to different gods. For example:
Gen 1 "in the beginning god created the heaven and earth"
The literal translation is: "in the beginning the Elohim (plural form: aka angels or gods] created the heaven and the earth" current theology masks the actual truth behind the words. I could on for ages with the rest of the bible but I don't have time right now...