The Bible

“it's kind of essential cultural background reading regardless of one's beliefs”

“The KJV, though outdated, has good turns of phrase.”

“its English is oversimplified and directed at children and learners”

“the KJV provides a more literal rendering of what's in the source text”

“Modern editions tend to pave over those difficult/ambiguous passages”

“I recommend reading a scholarly / literal translation, because there is a lot of nuance in the Hebrew”

“for centuries was essentially a standard that all English speaking peoples aspired to”

“one could argue whether it was not more detrimental than beneficial”

“filled with patterns for living and gives me hope of a better future”

“it's a pretty dull read that's about half "I know this part already through cultural osmosis"”

“there are things that are just bad translations even for the era”

“The bible however, I find to be triggering in the way you describe.”

“The downside is it was translated in the 1600s with the tools, knowledge and manuscripts available to them at the time.”

“a entire team of biblical scholars, working for years to translate the Old Testement for the NIV”

“I appreciate KJV for its artistic value and it being referenced in so much literature and cinema”

“that's why I'd recommend you reading Romans and James in the Bible”

“a book of cherry picked stories by a group of people to push their agenda”

“it is one we have to overcome and not a positive one”

“I'm so glad this religion of peace sees consent as profoundly unimportant”

“make a website dedicated to the most read book of all time that no one can read”

“It would make more sense to use NIV or one of the other modernized translations.”

“Such a critical life manual cannot be dismissed as the product of some person’s whims and caprices.”

“the Bible should be banned from being accessed by minors”

“The trueness to the original text is lacking in KJV”

“I vigorously endorse your recommendation that everyone should read the bible, since that's the best way to defeat it!”

“It is a collection of unscientific, erroneous myths and beliefs that were popular in the culture at the time it was written”

“It should be grounded in humanity’s sole source of truth, which is of course the Holy Bible”

“filled with enough atrocities and inconsistencies that it remains my number one recommendation for deprogramming Christians”

“From a cultural / literary / symbolic perspective, reading the KJV makes the most sense.”

“That has all the footnotes pointing out translation choices and giving historic context to passages”

“I grew up on the KJV, but it really is a bad translation.”

“but not a great translation in terms of accuracy compared to more modern ones.”

“This has rewired my understanding of how ancient men and women were pretty awesome and got me over chronological snobbery.”

“the bible is a perfect source of ethical and moral ideas and problems”

“I admire the writing in the King James Bible more than Shakespeare”

“it remains of excellent quality in most passages - better, even, than many modern translations”

“These are foundational cultural texts that bridge centuries of peoples.”

“I really like Luke because of how clearly it is structured.”

“There's plenty of wisdom in the Bible.”

“I strongly suggest starting with Matthew 5 and continuing from there”