From the start, I think this is a bad idea.
this issue goes way beyond whether or not a specific verse should be read literally or may also be interpreted figuratively; this happens when people are either afraid to think too much about what they are reading, or they never learned how to think critically.
Not surprisingly, illiteracy and low critical thinking skills co-occur.
“Approximately 32 million adults in the United States can't read, according to the U.S.Department of Education and the National Institute of Literacy. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found that 50 percent of U.S. adults can't read a book written at an eighth-grade level.”
at this rate, the American working class is not only growing, it remains confined to permanent plebeian status - factory workers without factories.
Perhaps we need a refresher on how to study scripture? Not sure proper technique is this issue, however......
for all those out there, who promote an anti-intellectual view of exegesis and Christianity, what motivates your method? And how do you interpret scripture without knowledge outside the Bible? Pure revelation from God?
this issue goes way beyond whether or not a specific verse should be read literally or may also be interpreted figuratively; this happens when people are either afraid to think too much about what they are reading, or they never learned how to think critically.
Not surprisingly, illiteracy and low critical thinking skills co-occur.
“Approximately 32 million adults in the United States can't read, according to the U.S.Department of Education and the National Institute of Literacy. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found that 50 percent of U.S. adults can't read a book written at an eighth-grade level.”
at this rate, the American working class is not only growing, it remains confined to permanent plebeian status - factory workers without factories.
Perhaps we need a refresher on how to study scripture? Not sure proper technique is this issue, however......
for all those out there, who promote an anti-intellectual view of exegesis and Christianity, what motivates your method? And how do you interpret scripture without knowledge outside the Bible? Pure revelation from God?
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