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Kristin Swenson<\/a> and Timothy Beal<\/a> both think you should read the Bible \u2013 even if you don\u2019t believe<\/a> it. In the process all-too-often-neglected aspects of the Bible \u2013 such as its diversity<\/a> of voices \u2013 are highlighted<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Kristin Swenson and Timothy Beal both think you should read the Bible \u2013 even if you don\u2019t believe it. In the process all-too-often-neglected aspects of the Bible \u2013 such as its diversity of voices \u2013 are highlighted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nRead the Bible (x2)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Kristin Swenson and Timothy Beal both think you should read the Bible - even if you don't believe it. 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