Analysis Of Atahualpa's Ear

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I do believe Atahualpa held the Bible to his ear. There is reason to believe so. He could have held it to his ear because he is used to hearing his past religion presented orally (by word of mouth). Another reason could be that he didn’t know how to open the bible at all (Document B). Let’s dig deeper into this subject. What we do know for sure is that Atahualpa threw the Bible to the ground and sparked the attack of the Spaniards. This has been confirmed. We would have no idea what the reason was unless we heard it from Atahualpa himself why he disapproved of the Bible. Maybe he didn’t wanna convert. This would explain his actions out of anger. In conclusion, I have reason to believe he held it up to his ear. He was used to all of these sermons

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