It's a story that fails as history, but that's why it succeeds as scripture -- because it's elliptical, ... The story has the ability to be perpetually now.
More Quotes from Bruce Feiler:
I was wading waist deep in the freezing, raw sewage of Jerusalem in some quixotic attempt to discover how King David had captured his capital,Bruce Feiler
Where God Was Born A Journey by Land to the Roots of Religion
Bruce Feiler
One of the reasons Abraham is an important figure in the world today is because he is not a saint,
Bruce Feiler
The great religions were not born in isolation from one another they cannot survive in isolation from one another.
Bruce Feiler
For the vast majority of believers today, Scripture is a route to God but not necessarily the destination.
Bruce Feiler
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Abilities Quotes, History QuotesBased on Keywords: elliptical
And on election night I'd go down to city hall in El Paso, Texas and cover the election. In those days, of course, we didn't have exit polls. You didn't know who had won the election until they actually counted the votes. I thought that was exciting too.
Sam Donaldson
Remember that it is not enough to abstain from lying by word of mouth; for the worst lies are often conveyed by a false look, smile, or act.
Abraham Cahan
The word actress has always seemed less a job description to me than a title.
Gene Tierney