“When it comes to the New Testament, we can be confident we are reading from accurate sources, because we have so many… — Douglas M. Beaumont Copy Share Image
Unlike modern military codes, ancient texts are almost never purposely misleading, purposely scrambled. ... indeed, literacy was so uncommon until classical times… — E. J. W. Barber Copy Share Image
Anything based on ancient texts is difficult for a modern reader to get their head around. — Joanne Harris Copy Share Image
I think that we are passionate creatures who really live our fullest life when we are deeply engaged, when we feel successes,… — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
“I have argued elsewhere (Fighting Words: The Origins of Religious Violence [2005]) that we need to treat ethics in biblical texts just… — Hector Avalos Copy Share Image
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