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Such mixed reviews. To wholly believe the author or hold her ideas in reserve until I know enough to form my own opinion? For example, what about this? "When their sacred texts tell stories, people have generally believed them to be true, but until recently literal or historical accuracy has never been the point."
— Sep 11, 2017 10:01PM
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"The Jewish scriptures and the New Testament both began as oral proclamations..."
— Sep 11, 2017 10:04PM
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"Until the nineteenth century, very few people imagined that the first chapter of Genesis was a factual account of the origins of life. For centuries, Jews and Christians relished highly allegorical and inventive exegesis, insisting that a wholly literal reading of the Bible was neither possible nor desirable."
— Sep 11, 2017 10:03PM
