- Jul 1, 2021
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She talks about mythos and logos. These are two key concepts in her work .
My definitions.
Logos is reason and logic and evidence and science and actual facts/events.
Mythos is fiction, narrative, story, legend, make believe.
She asserts that much of the Bible is mythos. But according to her, people didn't care whether a story was factual or not. As long as it was a good story. One that teaches us something spiritual or meaningful. Or helps us understand our own life better. A bit like I felt after reading some good novels like To Kill a Mockingbird. A story with depth.
So the Bible teaches us spiritual truths. Therefore it is I agree a special book. But also a flawed book as she describes.
My definitions.
Logos is reason and logic and evidence and science and actual facts/events.
Mythos is fiction, narrative, story, legend, make believe.
She asserts that much of the Bible is mythos. But according to her, people didn't care whether a story was factual or not. As long as it was a good story. One that teaches us something spiritual or meaningful. Or helps us understand our own life better. A bit like I felt after reading some good novels like To Kill a Mockingbird. A story with depth.
So the Bible teaches us spiritual truths. Therefore it is I agree a special book. But also a flawed book as she describes.