Comments on: Exploring, “The Shack”- 2- Can a Story be Both Fiction and Nonfiction? http://www.faithemergence.com/2008/08/exploring-the-shack-2-can-a-story-be-both-fiction-and-nonfiction/ seeking Jesus - growing in faith - leading others Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:17:53 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Fantasy http://www.faithemergence.com/2008/08/exploring-the-shack-2-can-a-story-be-both-fiction-and-nonfiction/#comment-1054 Fantasy Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:05:03 +0000 http://www.faithemergence.com/?p=205#comment-1054 Great site template Great site template

]]> By: kim http://www.faithemergence.com/2008/08/exploring-the-shack-2-can-a-story-be-both-fiction-and-nonfiction/#comment-814 kim Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:47:33 +0000 http://www.faithemergence.com/?p=205#comment-814 The author claimes that the story is true. He claims to write exactly as his friends experience tells him. I'm am heart broken at the deception to his readers!!!!! The author claimes that the story is true. He claims to write exactly as his friends experience tells him. I’m am heart broken at the deception to his readers!!!!!

]]> By: Dan http://www.faithemergence.com/2008/08/exploring-the-shack-2-can-a-story-be-both-fiction-and-nonfiction/#comment-202 Dan Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:25:59 +0000 http://www.faithemergence.com/?p=205#comment-202 I'm not sure how often people think about it, but one of the most unique things about our faith is how much it's wrapped up in narrative. Most faiths are attached to books that are primarily teaching. The Bible has plenty of that, but the bulk is actually narrative. The narrative drives us and as you point out, we depend on the veracity of the narrative, not just as being true, but as being The Truth. As Paul says, if Christ hasn't risen from the dead, our faith is in vain. Our faith is deliberately attached to such narratives and historical facts. The resurrection is the final and ultimate telling of many salvation stories and any of them being merely stories with a ring of truth could deeply undermine our faith. E.g. the Exodus. Does this need to be true? I'd say yes. It's one of God's greatest salvations and it's enacted in history to help people understand the future salvation. If it didn't actually happen, then what was God giving his people to help them understand grace? I’m not sure how often people think about it, but one of the most unique things about our faith is how much it’s wrapped up in narrative. Most faiths are attached to books that are primarily teaching. The Bible has plenty of that, but the bulk is actually narrative. The narrative drives us and as you point out, we depend on the veracity of the narrative, not just as being true, but as being The Truth. As Paul says, if Christ hasn’t risen from the dead, our faith is in vain. Our faith is deliberately attached to such narratives and historical facts.
The resurrection is the final and ultimate telling of many salvation stories and any of them being merely stories with a ring of truth could deeply undermine our faith. E.g. the Exodus. Does this need to be true? I’d say yes. It’s one of God’s greatest salvations and it’s enacted in history to help people understand the future salvation. If it didn’t actually happen, then what was God giving his people to help them understand grace?

]]> By: Darin http://www.faithemergence.com/2008/08/exploring-the-shack-2-can-a-story-be-both-fiction-and-nonfiction/#comment-201 Darin Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:28:54 +0000 http://www.faithemergence.com/?p=205#comment-201 One of the common refrains we hear from liberal "scholarship" is that the Bible is true (little "t") but not factual. The Bible may give us insight into what was true for people of the ancient Near-East, but it certainly isn't Truth with a capital "T". This sentiment would have been completely foreign to the biblical writers. As believers, we need to be able to demonstrate that the Bible is trans-cultural, historical and evidential. One of the common refrains we hear from liberal “scholarship” is that the Bible is true (little “t”) but not factual. The Bible may give us insight into what was true for people of the ancient Near-East, but it certainly isn’t Truth with a capital “T”.

This sentiment would have been completely foreign to the biblical writers. As believers, we need to be able to demonstrate that the Bible is trans-cultural, historical and evidential.

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