The Bible doesn’t say what you think it says no matter what you think. It’s older, stranger, and longer than will fit into anyone’s second hand summaries—and that’s all most of us have of it since most editions preserve 16th century book design as well as language and are very hard for modern eyes to read.
This edition of the Bible is actually easy to read so you can get right to the strangeness of the stories. The things it has that most Bibles don’t have are a clear typeface, well-placed white space, lots of headings to tell you when a new story starts, lots of pictures integrated into the text, readable maps, and an easy-to-use index (done by page number, not chapter and verse).
