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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

OT has some very tedious passages IMO. On the other hand it has some of the coolest stuff too. Most human, most flawed--the legends of a people. They don't aren't trying to sell you their religion so much.

My favorite is probably the New Testament--the gospels and Acts. Paul I can do without.

Hard for me to say about the BoM. I read most books once. At most, I may read a book twice. I read the BoM multiple times on my mission, and sort of burned out on it. I can't vouch too much for the literary style, but there does seem to be an earnestness and directness in the BoM that the others don't have. That's my opinion at least.

Of course the greatest religious writing is yet to be produced. It will be the Mormon who is like unto Shakespeare and Milton. I'll let you know if I ever get around to it.

If an apostate (not referring to you, Mike) writes it, can it count as the Great Mormon Opus?

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MikeWaters wrote:
OT has some very tedious passages IMO. On the other hand it has some of the coolest stuff too. Most human, most flawed--the legends of a people. They don't aren't trying to sell you their religion so much.

My favorite is probably the New Testament--the gospels and Acts. Paul I can do without.

Hard for me to say about the BoM. I read most books once. At most, I may read a book twice. I read the BoM multiple times on my mission, and sort of burned out on it. I can't vouch too much for the literary style, but there does seem to be an earnestness and directness in the BoM that the others don't have. That's my opinion at least.

Of course the greatest religious writing is yet to be produced. It will be the Mormon who is like unto Shakespeare and Milton. I'll let you know if I ever get around to it.


If an apostate (not referring to you, Mike) writes it, can it count as the Great Mormon Opus?

No you guys are making me wonder if I will regret not being part of the writer's workshop you have going here.