“First God made heaven & earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters. And God said, “let there be light”; and there was light.” With possibly one of the strongest opening lines in history, the Holy Bible captivates the reader immediately . Here we are not only introduced to the main character, named God, but the reader is also informed that he is some sort of divine being with super natural powers. The bible contains every type of genre known to man, ranging from romance to bloody wars, the bible has it all. Unlike most novels, the bible is the type of book that one can choose a random page and immediately be hooked. One can read this book every week for the rest ones life and still hang onto each word. Due to the book’s disjointed plot, the reader has the ability to interpret the book in any way. The famous French medieval rabbi, Rashi, spent his life devoted to understanding the bible by making extremely detailed commentaries. I would not regard this as God’s best work, mainly because of its preachy tone. The book took a while to really gain popularity, nearly 3000 years. This is mainly due to the main character not putting in an appearance until half way through. It certainly heats up once Jesus Christ is on the scene. Not often does a reviewer get the privilege to read such a masterpiece. The Bible is more than a book, it is an instruction manual to life, without it there would be no religions, no wars, nor would there be something to believe in. Despite this I rate this a 5 out of 5, in other words an instant classic, however, it is only suitable for children over the age 15 as there is countless examples of gruesome deaths, rapes, unbelievable miracles and more.
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