Quote:My only thoughts on the subject were that the bible is more than likely a great work of fiction depicting good morals and a serene peaceful way of living life, albeit expressed through fiction, which would require the use of symbolism, plot development, character development, and theme. The bible is written in a form that encompasses all of these, so I thought that it could very well be work of literature. If the bible is a work of fictional literature than any English literature teacher should know this from just reading the bible. However, there are many English literature teachers who teach reading and critical thinking skills through literary works, but they believe in God, a character in the bible who I assume is the protagonist, or at least that's what most christians have told me about the bible, it's a book about God and his works and nothing else. So to believe in a character of a work of fictional literature when one teaches reading through literature, be it fiction, which most curriculums contain at least one work of fiction that is used to teach a skill of reading or critical thinking, seems ironic because these teachers have to know the difference between a fictional character, and physical reference to an actual being that existed in some form. There beliefs contradict what they teach, to simply put it, and I find it ironic.
I agree to the extent that a devout English literature teacher is unlikely to be able to treat the Bible in the same way they would, say, 'Moby Dick' or 'Ethan Frome'. But I still think you paint with too broad a brush.
But it's probably a wash, anyroad. A Christian who teaches English literature is highly unlikely to choose the Bible as part of his course, since a Christian would view the Bible as something more than literature.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
