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  1. kowalskil

    literal versus figurative in holy books.

    I am reading “Commentary on the Mishnah”, by Maimonides, the famous 12th century rabbi (translated by A. Y. Finkel). Maimonides writes: “if two men get into a fight with each other and the wife of one comes up to defend her husband, grabbing his attacker by his private parts, you shall cut off...
  2. Delta

    Religious and Irreligious Books

    Just wondering how many of you read books about religion in general. Not necessarily the bible, but other books. I myself have read parts of the bible, a good chunk of "god is not Great" which I'm still working on and "the Portable Atheist" which I've flipped through and will likely read over...
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