Is the secret to reading this mysterious and ancient collection of texts really just down to finding the right cover design? If the Bible is the undisputed best-selling book of all time, then why are half of the copies ever sold sat on Simon’s bookcase? And why does it feel like adding a zip gives it so much more authority?

Coming up:

Our Q&A for this episode is coming up on Monday 23 November and we want to know all about your Bible histories. What bibles have you owned, and what’s the best and worst advice you’ve ever been given for how to read it?

On Monday 7 December, we’ll be looking at the Bible and asking what makes it ‘authoritative’? Is all scripture ‘God-breathed’? And is there anything you can’t justify by firing off a few tenuously selected Bible quotes?

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