Textbook teaches Bible literacy

Toledo Blade ^ | David Yonke

[x5452]

Textbook teaches Bible literacy By DAVID YONKE BLADE RELIGION EDITOR After five years of work involving 41 scholars and a cost of $2 million, the Bible Literacy Project has released a textbook designed to bring academic study of the Bible into the public high school. The Bible and Its Influence (BLP Publishing, $67.95) is an oversized, 388-page book lavishly illustrated with glossy photos and drawings, published just in time to hit the high school classrooms in the 2006-07 school year. The publishers cited the need for a textbook offering objective and fair presentations of the Bible without crossing the First Amendment lines of separation of church and state. To achieve that delicate balance, The Bible and Its Influence followed a set of guidelines established in a consensus statement signed by 21 educational and religious organizations, titled “The Bible and Public Schools: A First Amendment Guide.”

[rfreedom4u]

If publik skoolz can teach the works of Shakespere which are fiction, why can't we label the bible as fiction and teach it too? Evolution has NEVER been proven but its in the schools.

[x5452]

But evolution is labeld truth.

[Blzbba]

" why can't we label the bible as fiction and teach it too? "


Umm, that may upset a few Christians...

[Knitting A Conundrum]

You want them to label it as literature...too many out there think of it as fiction already...

[YankeeinOkieville]

Back in the 70's my high school had a class called "The Bible as Literature" where they explored the stories such as David and Bathsheba and the Exodus from a literary stand point. It was a very popular class and always had more students trying to get into it than seats available. There were two sections taught and parents had to sign special permission slips before students could even be allowed to apply to the class. I was really looking forward to having the chance at this interesting course. Unfortunately, it was dropped from the curriculum the same year I was old enough to apply.

[rfreedom4u]

While it may upset a few it will get the book into the schools. That's a first step.