would the bible still be considered such an important book without

>>8678642
This post needs more ellipses between every "question" (read: veiled statement of fact)

>>8678642
I'd argue very much so yes. Christianity (and by extension Islam) was never pre-determined to wash over most of the World. It was afterall in the beginning a minor sect of relatively irrelevant minority religion within the Roman Empire yet it managed to inspire millions of followers not simply without the aid of power institutions of state but in direct opposition to them.

Say what you will about the legitimacy of religious belief but there is something in the teachings that held so much power and that is what the purpose of all those interpretations over the centuries sought to find out.

>>8679268
>Christianity (and by extension Islam) was never pre-determined to wash over most of the World.
"And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come." - Matthew 24:14
"And he said to them: Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation." - Mark 16:15
We could even go back to places in the Old Testament like Isaiah 49 and Zechariah 2 where the conversion of the Gentiles is prophesied

>>8679520
You're mistaking what I meant there. I mean there was no material force that was determining Christianity to rise against which the content of the message was simply circumstancial. That is the message itself was integral to its rise

>>8679533
Oh, in that case those verses support your argument

>>8678642
>did the authors mean all those deep philosophical, psychological and literary interpretations that were attributed to it

would you give us an example quote from the bible together with its "deep philosophical, psychological and literary interpretations"? because it is not clear what you exactly mean unless you illustrate it

You're asking whether the Bible is deep or whether we've made it deep through mining it so persistently?

Have you ever gone to the story forums on the world of warcraft site where dedicated fans try to justify or ascribe deeper meanings to blizzard's increasingly half-assed lore? That's kind how it is.

>>8679552
Yes
>>8679543
A plebian example at this link: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/whats-in-name/201108/all-about-eve

>>8679542
they really don't, they bring up the fact that it might not have been the message that was integral to its rise but the aggression with which it was pushed.