“If I had to choose between the two ways of approaching the deity, I should prefer the existential relational way, to the abstract philosophical way. I think it is truer, or in any case, less misleading, to say that God is an old Jew with a white beard whom I love, than to say that God is the ground of being and meaning, or to say that God is a name denoting the ultimate mystery. I prefer the bold primitive colors of the Biblical way of describing God.” IfsThinkingWayShouldTwoNamesWhiteCasesMysteryColorUltimatePhilosophicalJewAbstractPrimitiveBiblicalExistentialDeitiesBeardTwo WaysDescribingMislead Author:Frank Moore Cross
“If one attempts to achieve deity or to have the holy, he is thrown back; he is refused. His language is taken from him. He can no longer even communicate. That's the Tower of Babel.” IfsLanguageTakenAchieveHolyCommunicateThrownTowersDeitiesBabelTower Of Babel Author:Frank Moore Cross
“The Garden of Eden presents the same story: If you want to make yourself gods, you'll find you're akin to the animals.” IfsWantStoriesAnimalGardenEdenGarden Of Eden Author:Frank Moore Cross
“If I ever write a book on "How True Is the Bible?" I'll have to start out by saying that archaeology is not the way to find out; that it has very little to say.” IfsWayWritingLittlesBookArchaeology Author:Frank Moore Cross
