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Reddit mentions of The Book of God
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- ISBN13: 9780310220213
- Condition: New
- Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
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Specs:
| Color | Brown |
| Height | 9 Inches |
| Length | 6 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | February 1998 |
| Weight | 1.6 Pounds |
| Width | 1.75 Inches |
There are some books like this, you can check amazon books by story character (say Esther or David) or you can check out the bible as a novel--which is fairly well written. I read it before I became an atheist. Ezekiel is the best chapter though.
I would absolutely agree on the NIV as a good general purpose bible, however there are some alternatives out there depending on what you are looking for. I would highly recommend either The Book of God by Walter Wangerin or The Message by Eugene Peterson, both of which are a re-imagining (read: they should not be used as a reference!) of the biblical stories, the former as a novel and the latter as a bible where the stories are told using language you or I would.
I also greatly support using a study bible, the good ones will give helpful context or reference to the stories you read, or you can just go all the way academic and grab a copy of the Oxford Annotated Bible (but from the sounds of it you wouldn't want that).
Although workingmouse, I would disagree that the KJV is the go-to bible these days for protestants, largely for the reasons you gave. Speaking of definitely not kosher, has anyone read the book Lamb? It's a pretty humorous read, but you really need to be ready to hold nothing sacred for a few hundred pages. =)
Good luck in your search OP!
I haven't read this though it has been recommended to me....
https://www.amazon.com/Book-God-Walter-Wangerin/dp/0310220211
It's very literally what you're asking for lol.