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The Bible was written across roughly 1,000+ years, in Hebrew, Aramaic, and GreekMost English translations sit somewhere between word-for-word and thought-for-thoughtLeviticus is the most commonly abandoned book in cover-to-cover reading plansA concordance finds a half-remembered verse by its wording, not by guessing the referenceReading a passage in its original genre changes what questions are fair to ask of itThe Bible was written across roughly 1,000+ years, in Hebrew, Aramaic, and GreekMost English translations sit somewhere between word-for-word and thought-for-thoughtLeviticus is the most commonly abandoned book in cover-to-cover reading plansA concordance finds a half-remembered verse by its wording, not by guessing the referenceReading a passage in its original genre changes what questions are fair to ask of it

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