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The Importance of Willing Suspension of Disbelief in Understanding Biblical Narratives
The concept of 'willing suspension of disbelief' is crucial when engaging with biblical narratives, allowing readers to inhabit the story on its own terms and be shaped by it. While it's important to question the truthfulness of the representation of real history in biblical narratives, modern readers must also be open to sympathetically hearing what's being communicated by willingly suspending disbelief.