Question
Anderson (1966) wrote the following passage to counter the emerging view on the Bible as Literature:
"Much of Hebrew experience is recorded in the Holy Writ of Israel, the Old Testament of the Christian
Bible, whose present content was approved about A.D. 90 by a council off rabbis. As a work of literature it
is outstanding; but it is more than that. It is Israel's life story- a story that cannot be told adequately
apart from the conviction that God had called this people in his grace, separated them from the nation
on
for a special responsibility, and commissioned them with the fask of being his servant in the
accomplishment of his purpose" (p. 559).
Which among the following statements relate MOST with Anderson's view regarding the Bible as history?
Select one:
a. The Old Testament is a faithful record of the history of Israel as a people.
O b. The Old Testament constitutes the actual history of Israel as a special people.
O c. The Old Testament is a narrative of the history of Israel as a chosen nation.
O d. The Old Testament contains factual evidence of the history of Israel as a chosen people.
Answer
c. The Old Testament is a narrative of the history of Israel as a chosen nation.