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We need new bibles
In an age of deepening divisions, we may need new 'bibles': collections of narratives, laws, wisdom, poetry, and songs that spark conversation about what it means to be a people.
Canons can be open, and narratives plural.
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Canons have often been exclusionary, but they don't have to be closed or simple. Their value is a shared set of texts to argue over. Like the ancient scribes, we'd need to gather competing traditions and publish them in accessible new media.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 470–471
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