Since the Bible is a testimony of faith, biblical literature is different from ordinary literature, even though it is recorded in the language of literature and borrowed literary forms. The Bible is not only recorded as the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, but it is also a religious testimony of those who have experienced the revelation of God, and at the same time it has a historical and literary character. Therefore, it is true that there has been resistance to approaching the Bible as literature, but there is no need to have resistance to what is written in the form of literature.
Why, then, is there a reluctance to approach the Bible as literature? When the Bible is seen as a literary work, the human experience expressed in it is emphasised, and thus man, the subject of faith, is illuminated in the relationship between God and man. There is a danger, therefore, that the mysterious image of God, which is at the heart of the Christian faith, will not be visible or that the image of God will be blurred. Moreover, fictionality, creativity and imagination are the characteristics of ordinary literature. For example, if the Bible is approached by equating it with ordinary literature, the event of Jesus walking on water or the miracle of making wine from water can be treated as fiction.
However, even if readers read the Bible as literature, they should keep in mind the actions of God and the intentions of the Holy Spirit, the original author of the Bible. And it is more important to find the writer’s intention and perspective through the context and understand the message that the Holy Spirit sends through the Bible.