I finished reading the New Testament today - the Oxford annotated edition of the RSV. This was the first time I had read the entire thing.
Even though I had probably seen most of it piecewise over the years, it seemed different when read all together. Surprisingly, I found that a number of famous and familiar quotes in context were somehow less powerful. The gospels seemed a little choppy, and the letters seemed a bit "way out" in many ways. Revelation, which I had once read as a whole, seemed more bizarre and alien than I remembered or expected.
I had hoped to better understand who Jesus was/is after finishing, but I don't feel I was very successful. I think that I will have to keep looking to figure this out, but I do have some ideas on how to do that. Stay tuned.
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