| Show PARTS OF BIBLE NOT LITERALLY TRUE story of creation a 31 mth th r job Is i a drama esther and daniel not accurate history the international bible sunday associations asked all ministers to speak on the bible on sunday december 7 and thero therefore fore bishop spalding at st pauls church took as his text st john v 39 search the scriptures tor for in them yo ye think ye have eternal life and they are they which testify of me he said in part as follows the creator inspired different races of men with different gifts the greek thus gave to mankind ai t and philosophy the roman gave law and government and the anglo saxon personal freedom the jew gave the mo t valuable gifts religion and spirituality the bible Is ie the literature of this thia deeply religious raae rt it was not written at one time but at many times it contains contain many form of literature legislation history poetry drama fie fiction tion myth it may surprise conle people to hear bear that tarts arts i of the bible are not literally true but they will realize if they consider the matter that writings are not only of two kinds true and ue but of three kinds there are ti ue les and untrue stories and truth stories and the last are perhaps the most important the most interesting of all the truth stories are the myths myths are poetic fanciful ways in which primitive people tried to ex express pres matuie and human life and god all primitive people have myths to explain the citation cie atlon of tho the eaith and the heavens why races speak different languages how evil came into the world how the human race was scattered over the earth in the early chapters of the bible we have the hebrew myths they are wonderful truth stories filled full of spiritual and moral value by the hebrew religious genius about the lives of gi gibat eat heroes wonder stories always collect Col leet and the bible Is no exception ruth to Is a story of the ancestors of david and the wonder stories of elijah and ellsha elisha are truth stories rather than true stories job is a great drama esther and daniel are moral tales rather than accurate history but through it all developing from low standards at the first to the perfect life and words of christ are these four great thoughts first the presence of moral evil in the world and mans duty duly to overcome lt it second god to is a personal source of righteous righteousness righteousness nes and love third god saves men by moans means of men chico chic makes the bible a book of wonderful biographies fourth tho the test of greatness in service f for or others |
