The Bible was written in several languages, embraces many literary forms, and reflects cultures very different from our own. These are important considerations for properly understanding the Bible in its context.

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Historical investigation and literary criticism have taken the magic out of the Bible and have made it a composite human book, written by many hands in different ages

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I know the Bible is inspired because it finds me at greater depths of my being than any other book

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Everyone loves the David and Goliath story, but if Goliath had slain David, it'd never have made the Bible.

The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely thin paper with a bit of mattress stuffing in it, if you could get a match, was as good a smoke as I ever tasted.

— Brendan Behan

When science and the Bible differ, science has obviously misinterpreted its data

— Henry Morris