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The Bible is a great piece of English literature, say many who read the beautiful Shakespearean cadences of the King James Version of 1611. I recall one devoted teacher of English literature drawing my attention to the wonderful use of language in a passage in James 3 on the problems wrought by the human tongue.
It's commendable to appreciate fine literature, but when it comes to real knowledge of the Bible beyond a superficial grasp of its content, little can be said for most people in the Western world. Yet we claim this book as a foundation of our Western heritage. In the United States, thought by many to be an unusually religious nation, surveys reveal a lack of some of the most basic biblical knowledge, even among those who lay claim to the name "Christian."
It has been said that only four of 10 churchgoers can identify the man who betrayed Jesus Christ, and that many cannot list the first four books of the New Testament. In Europe lies an area known as "the North German plain of irreligion," stretching from Germany through Scandinavia. There the Book of books attracts little serious attention in everyday life, yet that is the Europe tourists flock to in appreciation of magnificent cathedrals , churches and religious art.
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