Quote by: John Dominic Crossan

My point, once again, is not that those ancient people told literal stories and we are now smart enough to take them symbolically, but that they told them symbolically and we are now dumb enough to take them literally.


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Author Bio


  • NameJohn Dominic Crossan
  • DescriptionAmerican academic
  • BornFebruary 17, 1934
  • CountryIreland
  • ProfessionHistorian