Here we go.....

So, this is a trip through the entire Bible, starting with Genesis and moving right on through to Revelations. I'm really excited to do this. I've only done this one other time almost ten years ago. It was before I was a Christian and after trying many of the other Holy Books I sat down to try this one. What I found was a story that is so intricate and complex in the interweaving of theology, history, geography and philosophy. I read stories that I thought I knew and discovered aspects of them that I never heard in day to day discussions or references.

The Bible is a collection of 66 separate books written by people from different levels of society over a span of thousands of years. I actually started this project back in March. I have started a series of writings that shows what book and chapter I am on as well as a little information regarding the origin of the book, the relevance to the Bible as a whole, important 'sights to see' along the way, and if I can I will get some maps up here to kind of flesh out the geography of the journey. At this point I've reached the beginning of 1 Samuel so there's going to be a lot of blogs coming on here close together until that point and then I will get them up as I move on through the Book. After that its up to anyone else to comment or discuss things that they feel are relevant. I am doing this with an honest intent to learn and I try to keep my personal views as minimal as possible and just present the information that I find. I just ask others to be respectful of views and ideas contrary to their own.

What I hope to gain from this is a better understanding of the world we live in. Whether you like it or not we live in a world where a lot of people believe in God and warped perceptions of those ideas lead to violence. A lot of the wars and problems in the Middle East between the Jews, Muslims, and Christians can be traced back to this Book. Its very interesting to see the story of the Bible unfold while also looking at our own history being made each day in the news articles of our times.

So, please come along. I invite you to invite others that would get a kick out of it, and I also offer an open exit door to those whose cups are full and have no need for any new information on the subject. Go or stay, its all good. I just ask that it all be done with love and respect.