the Bible comes to us as literature, not in a series of propositions or some kind of declarative statements. In other words, when we read the Bible, we realize we’re reading different kinds of books of a different nature, not the kinds of items that we might read in a list of propositions or theological statements, which we are to embrace. So, when we come to understanding and reading the Bible, what I want to try for you to understand better through this course is what I might call “gaining literary