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“The Bible is not a book but a library, with various types of writing in it. There is much history, but there are also symbolic stories that convey truths so deep that only a story form could convey them. (That is the true meaning of that much-abused and misunderstood word <\/i>myth,<\/i> very different from that of a simple fairy tale.)”<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

–<\/i>John Polkinghorne and Nicholas Beale, Questions of Truth<\/a>\"\"
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“Applying a method of interpretation to scripture passages can be a daunting task. C.S. Lewis advises us to, ‘Look. Listen. Receive.’ Reading and understanding the Bible is a process of discovery that goes beyond a hasty read-through. One must carefully study and seek to interpret the author’s intended meaning without projecting meaning onto the text.”<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n
-BioLogos.org, The Questions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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