I'd never actually sat down and read them

I always suggest if people are reading the Bible after a long time or for the first time -FenelonSpoke

At age 20, although I was raised with Gospel and Epistle readings, soaking in Bible Belt culture, it took a Jewish college professor and an academic turned mystic to make me realize, I'd never actually sat down and read them for myself.

Two impressions, somewhat contradictilory, but strong, I recall. One was, oh, now I understand why people have been so excited about him for centuries! and How come nobody ever told me about this!

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