Bible as Literature Challenge
Adam at Roof Beam Reader is setting up a very ambitious challenge for 2016. (He's also dropping the TBR Challenge, so we'll have to find others.) Adam says: About the Event: The Christian bible is one of the most influential texts in western literature. As someone who reads literature for pleasure/edification and who teaches Literature in English at the college level, I frequently re-familiarize myself with many historically rich texts from a variety of mythologies and cultures.... As a special note, I will be reading the bible as literature and crafting my posts as such . This challenge is not specific to nor exclusively meant for Christians; instead, it is for readers who are interested in learning more about a very important text in the western canon. As such, I invite anyone and everyone to participate, regardless of faith or lack thereof. Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Atheist, Hindu, Agnostic, Mormon, Humanist? Come along! What I would lov...