The truth of scripture is transhistorical and it manages this by taking the form of myth, story, parable, and poetry. The historical setting is far more setting than history.
These forms are flexible, they can move through time carrying their truth in images that can be understood in any cultural context.
The modern preoccupation with fact has diminished the purpose of sacred texts, which is to communicate meaning and wisdom across time.
The imaginative capacity to discover meaning appears to have been atrophied during the scientific age. And the good news found within the sacred stories has been hidden.
These forms are flexible, they can move through time carrying their truth in images that can be understood in any cultural context.
The modern preoccupation with fact has diminished the purpose of sacred texts, which is to communicate meaning and wisdom across time.
The imaginative capacity to discover meaning appears to have been atrophied during the scientific age. And the good news found within the sacred stories has been hidden.
