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The feel-good (and still very fake and gay) greentexts were always the worst, and largely because of these cringe messages. Implying becoming Christian was the first step. I wouldn't be surprised if these types of posts are just grassroots conversion attempts from various evangelists.
I refuse to believe anybody actually reads the Bible. It's not really laid out in such a way as to be readable, it's just a bunch of events that ostensibly happened that you're supposed to gleam some sort of lesson from. It's really boring actually.
It doesn't really form a compelling narrative.
I’m not a Christian, but I think you’re misunderstanding how “holy” texts are supposed to work. They aren’t designed to be a riveting story, or even to make any sense in order. They’ve been translated so many times that they are a labyrinth of words compared to whatever the original intent was. The only way they function now is like sifting through word salad to find the occasional insightful line that resonates with you.
That isn’t necessarily bad—it can actually make the kernels of wisdom more impactful when you’ve been using your interpretive brain to get through the rest of it—but the problem lies in people finding meaning or justification in the horrible bits.
I actually think Jewish scholars have the right idea in a way: they treat the Torah as a story, a mathematical puzzle, and a secret code all at the same time. The wisdom is in the interpretation, not the literalness of it. People are supposed to question it because there is no predefined truth to swallow from it.
The New Testament is basically just a collection of witness accounts and letters. Papyrus was expensive so some things do have to be kept short and sweet.
Although they generally have only been translated once. Modern Bible translations go directly from the original greek.
Though not first hand witness accounts.