because it's something your average Christian wouldn't agree with. The Bible is supposed to be the absolute true word of God, and the (one and only) right interpretation thereof is left in the hands of the many different religious authorities and denominations.
it's something your average Christian wouldn't agree with.
Why wouldn't he? The average Christian is neither a fundamentalist nor an extremist. He does not take the Bible literally.
The Bible is supposed to be the absolute true word of God
I do not think that an average Christian or theologian would answer me that the Bible is the absolutely true word of God, since the Bible contains many words that require interpretation and cannot be understood as coming absolutely from God because of this logic of "many words". That would have been a very long conversation indeed, if that would have been so - LoL :D
What is taken as true, I have tried to explain in my above blog text, is the fact that biblical stories are puzzling, which does make finding truth not easy. Now, finding truth never is an easy peasy act. If it were, we had no problems. If it were not mysterious or contradictory, then one is said fundamentalist/extremist who makes illogical statements, such as that the Bible should be taken literally. Or too lazy in mind, since only imbeciles take something literally which is meant to take you into a state of meditation and contemplation.
If that was the case among average Christians, that the Bible is seen literally as Gods true words, then we wouldn't need a Bible at all, no biblical stories or metaphors, none of it - the Ten Commandments would be just enough (but you see, these Commandments themselves involve a lot, if you start to talk about them).
All the writings and commentaries, all the theologians' notes and sub-notes since the Bible came into existence would be completely superfluous.
It seems perfectly clear to me that even if Moses "received the words from God", he did not speak "Divinish", just as he did not speak French, but interpreted what "came to him" (through what he thought and felt at that moment on the mountain, of course). Even if one does not believe in Moses as a real existing human being, it is a fact that some human being finally wrote down these commandments.
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and the (one and only) right interpretation thereof is left in the hands of the many different religious authorities and denominations.
Well, letting a dentist doing that, would be a bit odd, right? LoL
I mean, if you'd have interest in being part of that party, then you could educate yourself as a theologian (study it) and take part in the interpretations, discussions and debates in those circles. Or, become a priest and talk to the members of the congregation, which would you make a part of that authority.