story—there is much more involved here than simply the inclusion of a new method (which, in some cases, also largely replaced an older method).2 The growth of the literary approach to the Bible was and is philosophical more than theological or anything else. This shift in biblical interpretation correlates strongly with the sea change that took place in the Western world during the twentieth century. During this century, there are clear examples of change in areas such as science and technology,
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