Quotes about Bible
There is nothing terribly difficult in the Bible - at least in a technical way. The Bible is written in street language, common language. Most of it was oral and spoken to illiterate people. They were the first ones to receive it. So when we make everything academic, we lose something.
— Eugene Peterson
Within the Christian tradition, fundamentalism arose in the 19th century as an effort to push back against modern' readings of the Bible that suggested everything in the text wasn't true in some literal sense.
— Jay Parini
I read the Bible to myself; I'll take any translation, any edition, and read it aloud, just to hear the language, hear the rhythm, and remind myself how beautiful English is.
— Maya Angelou
The goal of Bible translation is be transparent to the original text - to see as clearly as possible what the biblical authors actually wrote.
— Leland Ryken
The Bible was composed in such a way that as beginners mature, its meaning grows with them.
— St. Augustine
The Bible - the wisest document ever known in human existence, which defies the ravages of time and change because it contains the truth that cannot be changed or invalidated.
— Norman Vincent Peale
Some will tell you that there are multiple worldviews. The Bible says we have only 2: the Truth and the Lie.
— Mark Driscoll
The Bible is the fountain of truth.
— Joseph Franklin Rutherford
As a child, I came across the Bible, but nobody in my family had anything to do with religion. I just felt a profound truth there that appealed to me.
— Dorothy Day
Whether every story that's there [in the Bible] is a historic truth ... Again, I'm not concerned.
— Elie Wiesel
The great number of the Jews furnishes us with a sufficient cloud of witnesses that attest the truth of the Bible.
— Joseph Addison
The Bible's been attacked. What is truth? It's relative.
— Todd Burpo