That was the title of a thread on a Christian forum I frequent. There were a number of interesting answers posted. But there was one that I found I really liked after I read it.

It wasn't the more technical answer that I had chosen to give, but I think it captured the essence of how Christians feel about the Bible better than any of the rest of us did.


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To me, it's 2 different things.

First, it's a love letter from God to the world. It's the writers telling us "this is how much God loves you, this is why he loves you, & this is why he'll never stop loving you."

Second, it's man's religious interpretation of historical events, how he explained (or believed God explained to him) what had happened & was happening around him.

Third, it's what Schnerples described in the first reply: a very long book that gathers dust in most homes, but is well-worn & beloved in others.
Comments? Questions? Reflections?