Bible Quote by Tommy Lapid

Just because I've extricated myself from religion doesn't mean I'm not interested in the scriptures. I look at the Bible as itself. It's a…

— Patti Smith

Reading and understanding the Bible involves lots and lots of interpretation. Not just in light of the world and culture around us, but in…

— John Piper

Since I invoke Torah so often, let me state that I don't personally believe in the God it postulates ... I am not religious,…

— David Ben-Gurion

I think my books give people a language to have a conversation about God that's not religious. There isn't enough new literature that brings…

— William P. Young

The Bible was written in several languages, embraces many literary forms, and reflects cultures very different from our own. These are important considerations for…

— Troy Perry

I do not have deep theological understanding or opinion, but I do not read the Bible as the literal word of God.

— Anne Lamott

The Bible is a human product: it tells us how our religious ancestors saw things, not how God sees things

— Anonymous

Among the many problems with taking the Bible literally is it reduces the most mysterious and complex of realities to simple - even simplistic…

— Jon Meacham

“Whether you are a believer—fundamentalist, evangelical, moderate, liberal—or a nonbeliever, the Bible is the most significant book in the history of our civilization. Coming…

— Bart D. Ehrman

The religion of the Bible is wholly supernatural.

— A. B. Simpson

The Bible is not just one book, but an entire library, with stories, songs, poetry, letters and history, as well as literature that might…

— John Drane

We, including many Christians, read the Bible through "eyes" conditioned by, and even accommodated to, modern Western culture plus the influences of messages and…

— Roger E. Olson