We can now say with considerable confidence that the Bible is not a history of anyone's past… The Bible's "Israel" is a literary fiction... Not only have Adam and Eve and the flood story passed over to mythology, but we… — Thomas L. Thompson Copy Share Image
“J. C. Ryle[69] (1816-1900) wrote the following: “For many centuries there has prevailed in the Churches of Christ a strange, and to my mind, an unwarrantable mode of dealing with this word ‘Israel.’ It has been interpreted in many passages… — Dalton Lifsey Copy Share Image
![“J. C. Ryle[69] (1816-1900) wrote the following: “For many centuries there has prevailed in the Churches of Christ a strange, and to my mind, an unwarrantable mode of dealing with this word ‘Israel.’ It has been interpreted in many passages of the Psalms and Prophets as if it meant nothing more…” quote by Dalton Lifsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/57a/dalton-lifsey-15248_bible_j-c-ryle-69-1816-1900-wrote-the-followin_2797078.jpg)