[lproven]

> specifically what about the Bible they found resonant

A valid point.

I'm not interested, myself, but this is an interesting question.

My upbringing was very vaguely Church of England Protestant. I read very fast and read a large chunk of the bible as a child. I decided when I was 11 that religion was a fairy story, just a work of fiction and nothing more, and that I didn't believe in it.

I have read much of the Christian bible, and I was top of the class in religious studies at school. I am confident that I know much more about Christianity than 99% of Christians, and most ex-Christian atheists I know are the same.

For most intelligent adults, actually reading the bible is a leading cause of atheism. This is a meme among atheists.

I have never heard of anyone getting religion from the bible before.

[rawgabbit]

During the Joseon era of Korea, Christianity was suppressed. Nevertheless, Western books made their to Korea including the Bible. Among the nobility some secretly converted just from reading the Bible. Korea’s first saint was one of grandchildren of those who converted purely from reading.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Kim_Taegon

[lproven]

Remarkable. Thanks for that!