So, I'm the product of a liberal US education system that made it a mission to change reading from a fun activity into a grueling punishment. It was remarkably successful, and I've come to loathe breaking open the spine of a book.
Recent events in my life are causing me to become involuntarily agreeable towards bible study, I'm still sifting around for an app to help me, but in the meantime I consulted Grok on easier to read versions of the bible.
"The Bible can feel daunting, especially if reading’s been a slog in the past. For an easier-to-read version, go with the New Living Translation (NLT) or the New International Version (NIV)."
Would either of these be good for a neophyte to start with? Or is there another version that might work better?
Edit: I wake up all these replies! Thank you all so so so much! I'm definitely going to be looking at biblegateway and checking out some of these audibles, thank you all for helping down this path, god bless you all frens!
I used the NIV for years, but also used an Exhausive Concordance with it to do Hemeneutic study (using the Bible to reference itself). Both were open during deeper studies. Lately I've been using the pre-KJV 'Geneva Bible', originally published in the late 1500's.
You can find many translations on line, and compare on either 'The Blue letter Bible' or 'The BibleGateway'.
These referencing techniques are great, because, for instance, when Jesus talks about [keeping lamps filled with oil], or [new wine skins], you can see what previous importance those things had during events in the time of the Prophets or the Kings, or earlier.
Q speaks in such referencial code as well. So all this can help hone skills in studying drops, if you're inclined.