Not Your Typical Bible Study

This Goodreads group is a venue for the discussion and contemplation of religious texts, to include the bible and other accounts of the life of Jesus, the Quran, teachings of the Buddha, and others. This is an interfaith group welcome to open-minded people of all religious and non-religious affiliations. The underlying theme is that of cooperative, constructive, and positive interaction to promote the understanding of the compassionate teachings of all religions.

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The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha: New Revised Standard Version

Michael D. Coogan (Editor),

Pheme Perkins (Primary Contributor)

Why we're reading this: I just ordered this version of the Bible. From what I've read it is the Bible most commonly used for acad…more
[close] I just ordered this version of the Bible. From what I've read it is the Bible most commonly used for academic study, it has a lot of additional background information that aids in understanding the context.

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