By Way of Introduction

So I have this new job.

It is not all that intellectually stimulating and I have found myself as of late needing something more. As I contemplated my options and stared at my bookshelf (filled with a surprising number of unread texts that I just had to have) it dawned on me that I have three different copies of the Christian Bible. I have the King James version from my youth, the American something Study Bible that was a gift from my Fundamentalist Christan brother, and a copy of the Peshitta Bible which is an English translation from Aramaic text.  In addition I have books on the Gnostic Gospels, the Gospel of Mary and a dozen or so other books on various world religions.  I have read most of the books I have on religion but to be honest I have never actually read the Christian Bible.

I have opened it many times, but as a post modern feminist who embraces nature and eastern religions,  I can't seem to get past page two of Genesis. I decided that this was just the challenge my brain was looking for. I picked up the study bible and the Peshitta and began reading each in turn to see which one felt like a better fit. I found the study bible irritating because they seem to put all the "answers" in the margin. While I appreciate the maps and geographic descriptions, the interpretations just made me angry. So I found myself getting stuck in the same place in Genesis as I always do.  Instead of giving up I started searching the web. I found Jewish interpretations, fundamental interpretations, a few Buddhist interpretations and universalist interpretations...I found myself enjoying the questions and the task of figuring out what felt "right" to me and so I began my quest.

I am only a week in and I am following a general plan to read the bible in chronological order instead of book by book and my questions led to a desire to have a little more conversation, without all the bible study stuff that comes with organized religion. So I am creating a blog. A place where I will simply write down my questions, findings, thoughts and whatever else comes to mind as I make my way in bearable bits through this text I claim to disagree with most of the time. I figure if I invite a few people and leave the universe to have at it, maybe people who have something to add to my quest will show up. If not, then I will document my journey for myself and see what comes of that.

So if you happened upon me welcome, if you were invited, thank you for checking it out.

P.S.  I am not a writer nor do I claim to be..there will be grammatical errors for sure, so if that bothers you, I apologize. I will certainly proof read but if history tells me anything it is that I will not catch them all.