(May 30, 2012 at 3:46 am)Aiza Wrote: The Bible isn't really "a book" its 73 books (less if you are Protestant, more if you are Orthodox), with many authors, many genres and many writing styles. Some are interesting some are quite dry. All of them should be read in light of Tradition and Magisterium.
No, they should be read like an anthropologist, not an apologist. You can study Ancient Egypt without believing the sun to be a god. And you can study the history of ANY religion without believing in any god. That is what historians do and anthropologists do. Apologists are nothing but comic book fan club members attempting to prop up their books of superstition pretending them to be fact.
A historian says "This is what was written and this was what was popularly believed at the time" They don't try to prove fantastic claims.
Apologist "Magic is real because my book says so"
"Magisterium" is a hollow superstious word specific to Catholics. It is a meaningless word attempting to conflate "wonder" to SuperMary vs Kriptonite.
There was no virgin birth. Human flesh does not survive rigor mortis.
