[scabarott]

>>Interesting that people are substituting the hard question (what has been hyped and has lived up to it)

I think it's the way you're reading the answers (and the question). If you look at it as "What was hyped to you and lived up to the hype when you finally experienced it", then the answers make sense and there's no confusion.

[cercatrova]

Maybe. I'm not sure who's really hyping up ancient texts like the Bible these days, or some of the other answers as well.

[scabarott]

I didn't see that post, but I'm sure the poster meant they had huge expectations based on it's reputation as 'the book' or it's place in popular culture and it lived up to that hype when they did read it. The original question is ambiguous and can be answered both ways.