My favorite book is the Bible.
It's certainly an important book for a lot of people. The Old Testament for the Christians, and the New Testament believed to be writings of mostly Jewish disciples. Do you have a favorite part?
I'd have to say Jeremiah 29:11.
Ah yes, that is part of the Books of the Prophets I believe, is there a verse there that you particularly enjoy?
My favorite part is "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart". How beautiful.
Very poetic and romantic for sure. What I find interesting is how different branches of Christianity disagree about the concents of the Bible. Do you think it should be taken literally or metaphorically?
I believe it was meant to be taken metaphorically.
Bible and sacred tradition, while many Protestant churches, including Evangelical Anglicans, focus on the idea of "sola scriptura", or scripture alone. This concept arose during the Reformation, and many denominations today support the use of the Bible as the only infallible source of Christian teaching. Others though, advance the concept of "prima scriptura" in contrast.
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.
and the Christian Old Testament. The Christian New Testament is a collection of writings by early Christians, believed to be mostly Jewish disciples of Christ, written in first-century Koine Greek. Among Christian denominations there is some disagreement about what should be included in the canon, primarily about the Apocrypha, a list of works that are regarded with varying levels of respect.
Attitudes towards the Bible also differ among Christian groups. Roman Catholics, high church Anglicans, Methodists and Eastern Orthodox Christians stress the harmony and importance of the