I am from texas. I have a mother who is a doctor. I care for animals.  I have a father he is a fireman. I have no siblings. I have read part of the Bible, starting with Genesis, but found the stories to be too violent. I don't understand why people follow the Bible. I have read the Gospel of Judas. I want to read the Book of Enoch. I am almost positive the Gospel of Judas was found on a scroll in the Dead Sea. I think it is important to read about the background of books. I watch Youtube videos that trace the original writers of the Canon books. I don't think people fact check Youtube.
I live in a city. I read and do pilates. I read novels. I have a brother. I walk to work. I am reading the Bible this week, starting with Genesis. I am not interested in non-canon books, like the Enoch. I think movies on TV are more violent than the Bible. I am going to read Kings this week. I find that my faith is strengthened through the Bible because it is an endless source of wisdom. I like to look at the background of books before reading them. I have heard about the Gospel of Mary. I would like copies of the books that were found on the Dead Sea scrolls. I am in awe of the miracles of God.
Did you grow up in a religious family or was religion something you found later in life? I grew up religious but as I got older I learned more how to find things that really spoke to me instead of just parroting my parents' beliefs. what about you? That's really inspiring. I enjoy studying the Bible but I'm not religious myself. what sorts of things do you learn from the bible / bible study? I find them interesting in an almost historical sense - why people follow certain religious ideas, for example agreed. I think that's really fascinating. and there's so much about the bible that we are still learning even all these years later -- missing gospels, etc. do you have any particular aspects of bible study that have been surprising to you? I agree! Sometimes I find a lot of the violent parts surprising, a lot of the Old Testament is hard to read for this reason. What about you, do you find yourself reading the Bible a lot these days? I recently read a book called The Gospel of Mary which was like, a reinvention of the new testaments and it was so beautiful and so sad. it really made me think. That sounds fascinating, I haven't read that one yet. Do you read a lot of books? I do! I love to read. it's one of my favorite hobbies. this year i've read a ton about buddhism. Ah, that sounds interesting! Do you prefer to read about religions? not always. I love novels, too. but certain types of spiritual texts are really interesting in that you can sort of see how the world has been shaped according to who believes what. and it also helps me reflect on myself.