Own Your Bible

Thus I have a strong recommendation to anyone who wants to get into the Bible: Don’t simply read what other people have said about the meaning of a verse; put the verse into your own words, by using the resources that are available.  You can do this even though you have just an ordinary, nontheological education.
—  Donald E. Knuth
From his book:  “Things A Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About“
[And the same holds true for learning about any non-trivial subject.  —  KMAB]
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