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1. www.crossway.org › articles › 10-things-you-should10 Things You Should Know about the Bible as Literature

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   Feb 10, 2017 · Reading the Bible as literature is within every reader's ability. Because most evangelicals pay scant attention to the literary nature of the Bible, the misconception gets perpetuated that the literary approach is specialized and technical.

2. www.lelandryken.com › library › understanding-theUnderstanding the Concept of the Bible as Literature

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   The preponderance of literary writing in the Bible shows that God trusted literature as a medium for conveying truth, and it should serve as a curb against excessive reliance on abstractly theological passages in Bible teaching and preaching.

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4. open.umn.edu › opentextbooks › textbooksReading the Bible as Literature: A Journey - Open Textbook ...

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   Jun 2, 2024 · Knowing what one is reading helps one understand the ideas in the writings. We read letters in the context of who wrote them and who received them. We read sermons understanding the speaker's perspective may differ from the listener's perspective.

5. www.lelandryken.com › library › why-and-how-to-readWhy and How to Read the Bible as Literature - Leland Ryken

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   There are many angles that can be pursued when thinking about the Bible as literature, but two bedrock questions underlie any discussion of the subject. Those two questions are why we should read the Bible as literature and how we should read it.

6. www.washingtontimes.com › news › 2014The Bible's Influence: The Bible as Literature - Washington Times

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   Dec 11, 2014 · The first reason to read the Bible as literature is that it is a work of literature. Because the primary sphere in which the Bible has been read through the ages is the religious...

7. www.biblesociety.org.uk › content › explore_theThe Bible as literature - Bible Society

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   The first reason to read and interpret the Bible as literature is thus that the Bible requires it by virtue of being a literary book. A story is a story and needs to be assimilated as such. The goal of Bible reading is to experience a passage as fully as possible.

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   Should we read the Bible as literature?

   • Reading the Bible as literature is within every reader's ability. Because most evangelicals pay scant attention to the literary nature of the Bible, the misconception gets perpetuated that the literary approach is specialized and technical. In fact all it requires is that we carry over what we know about literature generally to the Bible.

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   Why does the Bible need a literary format?

   • Because its literary format requires it. C. S. Lewis sounded the keynote when he wrote in Reflections on the Psalms that “there is a sense in which the Bible, since it is after all literature, cannot properly be read except as literature; and the different parts of it as the different sorts of literature they are.”

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   Why is literature important in the Bible?

   • The preponderance of literary writing in the Bible shows that God trusted literature as a medium for conveying truth, and it should serve as a curb against excessive reliance on abstractly theological passages in Bible teaching and preaching.

   Understanding the Concept of the Bible as Literature

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   Is the Bible a literary piece?

   • 3. To say that the Bible is literature need not imply that it is fictional rather than factual. Most literature is fictional at some level, but fictionality is not a defining trait of literature. A piece of writing is literary whenever authors employ literary techniques, regardless of whether they record what really happened or made it up.

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   Is it possible to read the Bible only as literature or history?

   • The very nature of the Bible makes it impossible to read it only as literature or only as history. Three types of writing converge in the Bible – the literary, the historical and the religious or theological. Most passages combine them. To neglect any one of them is to short-change the Bible.

   The Bible as literature - Bible Society

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   How can we read and interpret the Bible as literature?

   • To read and interpret the Bible as literature, we need to do justice to the things that I have said make the Bible literary in nature. This extends to both its content and its form or technique. Let’s look at the issue of content first. The subject of literature is human experience, as distinct from ideas or propositions.

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   Jun 28, 2024 · The thought of reading the Bible as literature makes some Christians uncomfortable—understandably so. Many are aware of “Bible as Literature” classes offered in secular educational institutions, where the Bible is presented alongside Greek myths and novels like Tom Sawyer.