Monday, February 22, 2010

Even Atheists Should Read The Bible




Biblical literacy is a prerequisite for cultural understanding. The interpretation of the writing of everyone from Shakespeare, Milton and Dickens to John Irving, Maya Angelou and Margaret Atwood (to name but a few) requires an awareness of the biblical narratives. Bach and Bob Marley, Mozart and U2, Beethoven and Dave Matthews — all are steeped in biblical allusions.