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Reflections on Religion, Current Events, and Other Subjects

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Tuesday,August 28,2007

As I have suggested many times, there is no such thing as "the Bible." When the Bible is treated as a unitary document, rather than as a collection of texts by different writers, misunderstanding begins.

posted at 07:20:49 AM by Dr. Mark A. Foster

Monday,August 27,2007

All constructions of "scripture" are fictive, since "scripture" itself is a historical construction. Anytime you compile texts written by diverse people and treat it as a unified document, any deductions made from it are fictive.

posted at 03:16:06 PM by Dr. Mark A. Foster

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