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:::I agree, [[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]], about the inclusion of modern expressions derived from the Bible, but I think that this might br dealt with better in a separate section. At the very least the significance of this expression to Christianity needs to be elucidated.
:::I agree, [[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]], about the inclusion of modern expressions derived from the Bible, but I think that this might br dealt with better in a separate section. At the very least the significance of this expression to Christianity needs to be elucidated.
::::What about the following suggested revision?
:::::<The '''Bible''' is the most [[logic]]al, insightful and influential collection of writings in history. It includes much that is both profound and beautiful. [[Biblical scientific foreknowledge]] has anticipated or guided nearly every great human achievement. The Bible is not only a major religious text but a great work of literature,<ref name=LiteraryCriticism>See [[Historical-critical method (Higher criticism)]], in particular the findings of the following supportive sources of literary criticism:
*The Bible’s message is both ‘divine’ and ‘human’.<br/>—[http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/liturgy-answers/bibles-message-both-divine-and-human/ St. John's Abbey: ''The Bible’s message is both ‘divine’ and ‘human’.'' Friday, January 17th, 2014, Benedictine Father Michael Kwatera, a monk of St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, MN.]
*The more conservative theologians who employ the historical-critical method believe that the Scriptures are more than the writings of mortal men.<br/>—[http://www.wlsessays.net/files/BeckerHistorical.pdf The Historical-Critical Method of Bible Interpretation, By Siegbert W. Becker], page 4.
*Unique among all the world's literature, the Bible is really God's word in human language.<br/>—[http://bibleasliterature.wordpress.com/lesson-1/ The Bible as Literature: The Bible ~ A Literary Work and an Artistic Presentation of Human Experience].</ref> and a major influence on both the languages and literatures of the World.
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