Genisis and Exodus

  I've finally found the trick to reading the Bible while ignoring the all the outside information my subconscious brain-inundated with years and years of preachers, Sunday-school teachers, biblical authors and parental scolding-keeps trying to interject. The Bible, Genesis and Exodus in particular, is an Edward Rutherford book! Read it like an epic historical novel that spans an immense amount of time and focuses on a particular tribe of people-the Jews-and its possible to focus on its literary value instead of its role as the guidebook for one religion or another.