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The Constitution of the United States

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updated 2009 November 26, cbd

The title refers to the quip "The U.S. Constitution, next to the Bible, is the most perfect model for human society" or words to that effect that I heard spoken once somewhere in the Bible Belt.

On the premise that a reasonbly intelligent U.S. citizen and Christian ought to be able to comprehend and utilize these perfect models for human behavior, I've undertaken to retell the content of the Bible in my own words, one page at a time, one day at a time.  This has taken five years so far and will be completed in the summer of 2010.  At the end I'll write down my conclusions and "why I did it."  After that, I don't know what's next.

Why am I doing it?  I've tried and tried to write introductory remarks to these endeavors and am not yet happy with the results.  I think I'll know when I'm finished.  Let me just say, though, I am not a Bible scholar, theologian, or skeptic and I am not trying to start or engage in any arguments; I'm just reading the Bible, restating what I read into my own words (which is my way of absorbing and understanding written material), and making comments based on my own experiences and ways of thinking.

The main thing I'm learning is that the Bible doesn't really read like I thought it did and what a person would take from it is often far different from what is commonly taught in the Bible's name.  This is (of course) true of my own instruction, historic and modern.

Here is what I have so far.

Old Testament
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth, I Samuel, II Samuel
I Kings, II Kings
I Chronicles, II Chronicles
Ezra, Nehemiah
Esther, Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos, Obadiah
next, Jonah, Micah

New Testament
Gospel of Matthew
Gospel of Mark
Gospel of Luke
Gospel of John
Acts of the Apostles
Romans
I Corinthians
II Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
Thessalonians
Timothy
Titus, Philemon
Hebrews
James
I, II Peter
I, II, III John, Jude
next, Relevation

The U.S. Constitution and Amendments

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