(March 19, 2014 at 10:10 am)Bittersmart Wrote:(March 19, 2014 at 10:04 am)discipulus Wrote: I recognize the Bible is a compilation of various literary genres and keep this in mind when reading it. The same way you approach different types of genres when you read.
Serious questions....if you view the Bible as just a collection of stories that are open to interpretation, why do you follow it? I mean, do you think it's the best moral code out there, or something? Do you believe it was written by god, or by men? If by god, why would he write something that is so open to interpretation it has spawned numerous denominations? And if by men, what makes this work of men better than any others?
I do not think it is just a collection of stories. Sorry.