Can someone explain me how so many people can consider the bible as the "greatest book in history"?
Make ready to slaughter his sons for the guilt of their fathers. - Isaiah 14:21
Happy is the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks. – Psalm 137:9 If the girls virginity is not found, they shall bring the girl to the entrance of her fathers house and there her townsman shall stone her to death, because she committed a crime. - Deuteronomy 22:20
You may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. - Leviticus 25:44
The people of Samaria must bear their guilt, because they have rebelled against their God. They will fall by the sword;their little ones will be dashed to the ground, their pregnant women ripped open. - Hosea 13:16
When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod so hard that the slave dies under his hand, he shall be punished. If, however, the slave survives for a day or two, he is not to be punished, since the slave is his own property. - Exodus 21:20-21
If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them. — Leviticus 20:13
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with deep respect and fear. Serve them sincerely as you would serve Christ. - Ephesians 6:5
See, the day of the Lord is coming — a cruel day, with wrath and fierce anger. . . . I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty. . . . Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses will be looted and their wives violated. - Isaiah 13:9
And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me; Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins. And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat. - Leviticus 26:27
Hear and give ear; do not be haughty, for the Lord has spoken. . . . And if you say in your heart, ‘Why have these things come upon me?’ it is for the greatness of your iniquity that your skirts are lifted up, and you are violated . . . because you have forgotten me and trusted in lies. I myself will lift up your skirts over your face, and your shame will be seen. - Jeremiah 13:15
Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the LORD your God must be put to death. Such evil must be purged from Israel. - Deuteronomy 17:12
You should not let a sorceress live. - Exodus 22:17
When the LORD your God hands it over to you, kill every man in the town. But you may keep for yourselves all the women, children, livestock, and other plunder. You may enjoy the spoils of your enemies that the LORD your God has given you. - Deuteronomy 20:10-14
A man or a woman who acts as a medium or fortuneteller shall be put to death by stoning; they have no one but themselves to blame for their death.- Leviticus 20:27
All who curse their father or mother must be put to death. They are guilty of a capital offense. - Leviticus 20:9
If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife, both the man and the woman must be put to death. - Leviticus 20:10
A priest’s daughter who loses her honor by committing fornication and thereby dishonors her father also, shall be burned to death. - Leviticus 21:9
Whoever sacrifices to any god, except the Lord alone, shall be doomed. - Exodus 22:19
everyone who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. - Chronicles 15:12
Kill everyone whose forehead is not marked. Show no mercy; have no pity! Kill them all – old and young, girls and women and little children. But do not touch anyone with the mark. Begin your task right here at the Temple.” So they began by killing the seventy leaders. “Defile the Temple!” the LORD commanded. “Fill its courtyards with the bodies of those you kill! Go!” So they went throughout the city and did as they were told.” - Ezekiel 9:5
Their little children will be dashed to death right before their eyes. Their homes will be sacked and their wives raped by the attacking hordes. The attacking armies will shoot down the young people with arrows. They will have no mercy on helpless babies and will show no compassion for the children. - Isaiah 13:15
Suppose you hear in one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you that some worthless rabble among you have led their fellow citizens astray by encouraging them to worship foreign gods. In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully. If you find it is true and can prove that such a detestable act has occurred among you, you must attack that town and completely destroy all its inhabitants, as well as all the livestock. Then you must pile all the plunder in the middle of the street and burn it. Put the entire town to the torch as a burnt offering to the LORD your God. That town must remain a ruin forever; it may never be rebuilt. Keep none of the plunder that has been set apart for destruction. Then the LORD will turn from his fierce anger and be merciful to you. He will have compassion on you and make you a great nation, just as he solemnly promised your ancestors. “The LORD your God will be merciful only if you obey him and keep all the commands I am giving you today, doing what is pleasing to him. - Deuteronomy 13:13
Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and tell all those who heard him to lay their hands on his head. Then let the entire community stone him to death. Say to the people of Israel: Those who blaspheme God will suffer the consequences of their guilt and be punished. Anyone who blasphemes the LORD’s name must be stoned to death by the whole community of Israel. Any Israelite or foreigner among you who blasphemes the LORD’s name will surely die. - Leviticus 24:10
I repeat: Because the LORD considers it a holy day, anyone who works on the Sabbath must be put to death. - Exodus 31:12
Can someone explain me how so many people can consider the bible as the "greatest book in history"?
Make ready to slaughter his sons for the guilt of their fathers. - Isaiah 14:21
Happy is the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks. – Psalm 137:9 If the girls virginity is not found, they shall bring the girl to the entrance of her fathers house and there her townsman shall stone her to death, because she committed a crime. - Deuteronomy 22:20
You may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. - Leviticus 25:44
The people of Samaria must bear their guilt, because they have rebelled against their God. They will fall by the sword;their little ones will be dashed to the ground, their pregnant women ripped open. - Hosea 13:16
When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod so hard that the slave dies under his hand, he shall be punished. If, however, the slave survives for a day or two, he is not to be punished, since the slave is his own property. - Exodus 21:20-21
If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them. — Leviticus 20:13
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with deep respect and fear. Serve them sincerely as you would serve Christ. - Ephesians 6:5
See, the day of the Lord is coming — a cruel day, with wrath and fierce anger. . . . I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty. . . . Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses will be looted and their wives violated. - Isaiah 13:9
And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me; Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins. And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat. - Leviticus 26:27
Hear and give ear; do not be haughty, for the Lord has spoken. . . . And if you say in your heart, ‘Why have these things come upon me?’ it is for the greatness of your iniquity that your skirts are lifted up, and you are violated . . . because you have forgotten me and trusted in lies. I myself will lift up your skirts over your face, and your shame will be seen. - Jeremiah 13:15
Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the LORD your God must be put to death. Such evil must be purged from Israel. - Deuteronomy 17:12
You should not let a sorceress live. - Exodus 22:17
When the LORD your God hands it over to you, kill every man in the town. But you may keep for yourselves all the women, children, livestock, and other plunder. You may enjoy the spoils of your enemies that the LORD your God has given you. - Deuteronomy 20:10-14
A man or a woman who acts as a medium or fortuneteller shall be put to death by stoning; they have no one but themselves to blame for their death.- Leviticus 20:27
All who curse their father or mother must be put to death. They are guilty of a capital offense. - Leviticus 20:9
If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife, both the man and the woman must be put to death. - Leviticus 20:10
A priest’s daughter who loses her honor by committing fornication and thereby dishonors her father also, shall be burned to death. - Leviticus 21:9
Whoever sacrifices to any god, except the Lord alone, shall be doomed. - Exodus 22:19
everyone who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. - Chronicles 15:12
Kill everyone whose forehead is not marked. Show no mercy; have no pity! Kill them all – old and young, girls and women and little children. But do not touch anyone with the mark. Begin your task right here at the Temple.” So they began by killing the seventy leaders. “Defile the Temple!” the LORD commanded. “Fill its courtyards with the bodies of those you kill! Go!” So they went throughout the city and did as they were told.” - Ezekiel 9:5
Their little children will be dashed to death right before their eyes. Their homes will be sacked and their wives raped by the attacking hordes. The attacking armies will shoot down the young people with arrows. They will have no mercy on helpless babies and will show no compassion for the children. - Isaiah 13:15
Suppose you hear in one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you that some worthless rabble among you have led their fellow citizens astray by encouraging them to worship foreign gods. In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully. If you find it is true and can prove that such a detestable act has occurred among you, you must attack that town and completely destroy all its inhabitants, as well as all the livestock. Then you must pile all the plunder in the middle of the street and burn it. Put the entire town to the torch as a burnt offering to the LORD your God. That town must remain a ruin forever; it may never be rebuilt. Keep none of the plunder that has been set apart for destruction. Then the LORD will turn from his fierce anger and be merciful to you. He will have compassion on you and make you a great nation, just as he solemnly promised your ancestors. “The LORD your God will be merciful only if you obey him and keep all the commands I am giving you today, doing what is pleasing to him. - Deuteronomy 13:13
Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and tell all those who heard him to lay their hands on his head. Then let the entire community stone him to death. Say to the people of Israel: Those who blaspheme God will suffer the consequences of their guilt and be punished. Anyone who blasphemes the LORD’s name must be stoned to death by the whole community of Israel. Any Israelite or foreigner among you who blasphemes the LORD’s name will surely die. - Leviticus 24:10
I repeat: Because the LORD considers it a holy day, anyone who works on the Sabbath must be put to death. - Exodus 31:12
Its a favorite among sadists among other sorts of wicked doers. That stuff is really enticing to them.
The Holy Bible, New Living Translation. It's translated into modern English and easy to understand.
That's great, God won't save you from the real world. Crime and Punishment is the greatest novel ever written about reality, which is what most of us live in.
The “real world” you’re referring to has been arguing with that book for 2,000+ years.