THE BIBLE

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 181, 2 August 1941, Page 6

THE BIBLE

The article in the "Star** on July 28 was of interest but hardly of tie . importance claimed by the write. For example, he quotes Professor ; Yahuda: "I have no concern ow ; whether anything in the Bibleistne or false, whether it was Divined ! inspired, whether or not any part l cular miracles happened." Then the i writer says: "He (Yahuda) adds, tne ; most devastating attacks on tig - Bible have come from Genno ; scholars, who have advanced ray - convincing evidence that tbebooß of Moses, for example, were not written at the time of Moses, about the 15th century 8.C., but were cobpendiums patched together «w about 800 vears before Christ On* this is admitted the Bible loses » moral authority, etc." All this law i of writing is really pointless. »* ■ have the Bible, and if it servtsa ' actual use no one can take ft JOT , us. A carpenter with sawandnaij • mer builds a house, no critidsnej ! his tools worries him if he acWe« i his purpose. We have *&« j»j|* intended to assist us in bnildta?» house not made with hands; asj achieves, and will achieve, tlusffld, what need to worry about the din* There were certain people longg who said, but did not; these*g* condemned bv the Lord, who spe» ; His life fulfilling the Word , W bothers about the origin of ten > books of arithmetic or grammar! ' thev assist him in studies. Likewise, who need jwj > about Bible critics when he know ' the use of the Book? ROBERT STRONG.