Bible Passages

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While not particularly religious myself, the quotes added a nice touch from the author, as these quotes were obviously important and meaningful to him for each adventure.
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For me, I felt as if it gave the adventure a "bigger than man" (pun intended :D ) aura that made it feel more important, or epic. Also it does give another perspective on the main character as a religious man, which I feel is a definite plus.
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Personally I am very religious so the quotations of religious text so frequently in the book made it ground me into reading it. Anyone with Strong religious backgrounds would find this book highly enjoyable and I commend the author for using this form of writing.
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It's a nice addition to the book
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The occasional biblical passages were nice touches to the book at times, but there were instances wherein they didn't really have any relation to the missions that much which made them feel quite out of place.
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I am not really into church going or religious aspect , I felt the author shouldn’t put it there .i didn’t like the quotes .
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They were accurate through the book with the theme.
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I think this took a lot of care and research and lent a sort of poetry to the book. Although, I fear quotes at the beginning of chapters are often overlooked.
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I think the quotes were an important part of the story line. It made you think about what could be coming next.
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The biblical passages gave the chapters more depth and meaning. I liked them in the book.
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gayscott wrote: 29 Mar 2020, 00:08 I think the quotes were an important part of the story line. It made you think about what could be coming next.
I agree - and I liked how there were normally two quotes about the same theme but usually from different sources. This was quite interesting!
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I personally don't think it was an issue since it agreed with the famous quote and was worth reflecting on. It could easily be skipped if anyone found it offensive.
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Oh wow. This must be am interesting book to engage in if it has such included in it. Although It is in my want to read section, I am excited to get it already just got this one fact😀
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diana lowery wrote: 06 Jan 2020, 13:00 What is your opinion of the biblical passages quoted at the beginning of each new mission?
Quoting from the most famous book in the world is always a plus. Especially if the passage is well chosen. There are a lot of non-religious people quoting the Bible in ways that no one could deny they were appropriate. There is a lot of wisdom in that book, even if you are not a christian. In fact there's a scroll within the Bible called precisely Book of Wisdom. :techie-reference:
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Good points! Thank you for commenting.
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