Has it ever struck you that there are a lot of stories in the Bible that just don’t read like we expect good stories to read? Plot lines appear out of nowhere and disappear just as quickly. Characters are introduced only to pass from the scene without any development. Incidents are recounted with no clear indication as to their point.

Peter Leithart ponders the oddity of biblical narrative. Hint: the Bible, so often dismissed because it is “supernatural” is actually so “real” that it presents stories the way they happen in real life.

HT to Alistair.

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