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From: drv@eisx.UUCP (Dennis Vogel)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: BIBLE shortcomings?
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Date: Fri, 6-Jan-84 16:04:17 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan  6 16:04:17 1984
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In a recent article, uiucuxc!tynor asked if there were any books
or articles critical of the Bible as literal truth.  I have just
finished the two volume set by Isaac Asimov, "Asimov's Guide To The
Bible" published by Avon. (The New Testament has a publication date
of 1969.  I don't have the Old Testament handy but I would guess
that it is a couple of years earlier.)  I have reason to believe
that it is now available in a single, hardcover volume.

From the introduction, Asimov says his intention is to consider the
secular aspects of the Bible.  In it, he tries to interpret the
events in the Bible in all sorts of ways.  In the process he sometimes
gives "explanations" for the miracles that are described.  This may
give you some of the fallacies you are looking for.

You may find this interesting but each volume is 500+ pages long
so you'll need to do a lot of reading to find what you want.

Dennis Vogel
AT&T-IS
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