CONTRARY TO WHAT MOST RELIGIOUS PEOPLE THINK, the Bible does not offer its readers clear answers to any of the problems that humans face. Virtually the entire Bible is either obscure or ambiguous, as very good literature often is. This enhances the writing. It challenges readers to interpret the material and bring their own understandings to it.
As a result, the reader gets more out of the writing than the writer placed on the page. In addition,...