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In my impression, this is very very common in the bible.

But how about scientific writing?

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    It would be unusual in formal writing. – Hot Licks May 15 '16 at 12:57
  • Not "good" -- some style manuals do not allow it. – Kris May 15 '16 at 13:09
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    And you may inconvenience the reader as well -- it often affects readability. – Kris May 15 '16 at 13:10
  • Some may say not to start a sentence with a conjunction. And others may say there is nothing wrong with it. I'm with the second group. – GEdgar May 15 '16 at 13:48
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    It's okay. But it would be slightly better to avoid it in formal papers. And it's debatable. – NVZ May 15 '16 at 13:49
  • (1) Which version/s of the Bible? Modern ones? (2) Many authors use 'And' (judiciously) at the start of a sentence for a staccato effect, adding emphasis and drama to a narrative. Many good authors. (3) This effect is better avoided in formal scientific writing. (4) This has been addressed on ELU before. And more than once. – Edwin Ashworth May 15 '16 at 15:36

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I was taught that it was incorrect to start a sentence with a conjunction.Although in some cases you can open your sentence with a conjuction /linker.

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