What can Bible Reading do for you?

It comes as no shock to those of you who know that I coach a Bible Quiz Team, that I am a big advocate of Bible reading. In my opinion, no person should consider themselves educated unless they have read significant portions of the scriptures for themselves... in whatever translation. How can you understand our legal system unless you have read about the 10 Commandments and Moses's practice of acting as judge over Israel? How can you understand political protest and standing firm before authority without reading about Daniel and the fiery furnace or the lion's den? How can you understand most of the literature of the Western World without reading about the life of Jesus, to which it constantly alludes?

Well, one agnostic Jewish man decided to take the challenge for himself and got more than he expected out of the experience. Both for the positive and the negative. His conclusion? "Everyone should read it—all of it! In fact, the less you believe, the more you should read."