Re:The Lindy Effect
by watwut on Thursday September 14, 2023 @03:49AM
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Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, [...]
You do not need the whole bible for that. The bible contain way more then cultural references and a lot of that more is mindnumbing boring.
Re:The Lindy Effect
by ikmens on Thursday September 14, 2023 @05:57AM
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That was the first thing I noticed when I attempted to read my KJV bible and also what eventually led me to stop reading it. The monotonous repetition of lineage. Perhaps I will give it another chance later in life.
You do not need the whole bible for that. The bible contain way more then cultural references and a lot of that more is mindnumbing boring.