The Resume

(circa 1450 BC- )
Born in Sinai Desert, Egypt
Word of God, written by man
Accepted by Jews, Muslims, Christians and other religions
Writings are considered absolute truth and sacred
Available in over 2,000 languages
Most common English version is the King James version
'Bible' is Latin for 'Holy Book'
Jews consider only the Old Testament to be the bible
Muslims consider the Old Testament and Koran to be the bible
Christians consider the Old Testament and New Testament testament to be the bible
Mormons consider the Old Testament, New Testament and Book of Mormons to be the bible

Why Bible might be annoying:

It is full of gratuitous sex, violence and way too scary for children to read.
It is way too scary for adults to read.
Some claim Bible is an acronym for B-asic I-nstructions B-efore L-eaving E-arth.
It forms the circular argument that everything in the Bible must be true, because the Bible says it is true.
It is sexiest.
It is full of contradictions.
If it is the word of God, why would it need to be revised?
It opposes science and knowledge, especially evolution and astronomy.
It teaches intolerance to those who disagree or question its writing.
Even countries that claim separation of church and state, have their leaders sworn in with their hand on it.
Genesis claims the Sun was created on the fourth day, how did the Earth exist before the Sun? How were days counted with the Sun.
For something so important it should be clear and not need to be interpreted by religious leaders.

Why Bible might not be annoying:

It is the best selling and most read book ever.
It features a super hero God and super villain Satan.
It is supplied for free in hotels and prisons.
It is an interesting and entertaining read.
It rivals Aesop's Fable for stories with morals.
It is the word of God.
It was made into blockbuster movies including the self-titled 'Bible' and The 'Ten Commandments.'
When Gutenberg invented the printing press, the bible was the first book he mass produced.
An autographed copy of it, would be priceless.

Credit: Team Annoy

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2015 - 100 Least Annoying (Ranked: 8)
• 25 Most Downloaded eBooks on Project Gutenberg (Ranked: 12)
• American Pie References/Interpretations
• God Spoke to Me
• Golden Girls References
• Holy Books
• I Am in the Bible
• I Am in the New Testament
• IDs Ending in 00 (Ranked: 22000)
• Known By a Single Name
• Look at My Flame
• Look at My Religious Medallion
• Macklemore References
• Millennium IDs (Ranked: 22000)
• Profiles 21751-22000 (Ranked: 22000)
• Religious Icons
• Satirized on Rocko’s Modern Life
• Sports Teams Who are Biblical
• Touched by an Angel and Guest Stars
• Vanilla Ice References
• World Almanac's Most Influential Books of All Time (Ranked: 1)
• World's Top 10 Library Books [2004] (Ranked: 2)
• World's Top 10 Library Books [2005] (Ranked: 1)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 31 Votes: 41.94% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 15 Votes: 6.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 176 Votes: 56.82% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 346 Votes: 54.05% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1414 Votes: 42.43% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 81 Votes: 49.38% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 433 Votes: 56.35% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 733 Votes: 58.94% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4809 Votes: 17.24% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 150 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 157 Votes: 36.94% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 174 Votes: 58.05% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 175 Votes: 57.71% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 146 Votes: 60.27% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 331 Votes: 60.42% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 677 Votes: 36.34% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 275 Votes: 45.45% Annoying