Hatam Soferet

Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy are pretty much the Code of Laws so I never ralley enjoyed reading those particular books, either. It's like reading the Texas Penal Code. Some parts interesting for the sort of outrageous and weird laws we've passed, others just plain boring.However, I find all the books after the first five pretty darned interesting. The birth of Israel is rich with history and politics and war and romance and divine blessings and vengeance. Saul's always been one of the most fascinating characters for me, and of course, who can NOT love Solomon? And then all the judges and kings and prophets that followed afterwards.And it was Proverbs that got me reading the bible in the first place. I liked how G*d was depicted as Wisdom and Wisdom depicted as She. Very neat and much more open-minded stuff than the image most people tend to associate with the bible. And honestly, the whole tapestry of human history woven into the pages of the bible both old and new are so rich with the details of life thousands of years ago . . . daily struggles that ralley haven't changes all that much today. We may have different circumstances, but the depth and breadth of human emotion is the same. :)