Both Bible believing Christians and critics of the Bible make the same blunder when attempting to make sense of the pieces of ancient literature now called the Bible. The Bible may be sacred literature for Christians but literature nonetheless and so must be read, basically, as one would read any piece of literature responsibly (ancient or modern)….
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Misreading the Bible
The Bible is probably the only ancient text that any Mike, Mary or Marcia waxes warm about despite stark ignorance of the book’s actual texts and historical contexts (plural). The lay critic may be very educated but (s)he and even most Christians need to understand how to read an ancient text from a different linguistic…