Do you agree with the claim that a great deal of what we call "the Bible" basically amounts to traditions we have inherited about how to interpret and connect together diverse biblical statements and apply them to today? Why or why not?
Do you agree that reasoning is always involved in our appropriation of the Bible? That our experiences significantly affect the way we read it?
Articulate your personal opinions: In arriving at truth, what are the respective roles of reason and experience? To what extent do our minds organize our experiences beyond the experiences themselves? For example, how might personality or life story impact our interpretation of our experiences?