Feeling intimidated by the Scientific Revolution, fundamentalism takes a “scientific” approach to the Bible—which is perhaps the worst of all ways to approach Scripture. The Bible is not interested in giving (or even competing with) scientific explanations. The Bible is working on a different project than scientific inquiry. What Scripture gives us is inspired glimpses into the divine mystery. The point is never to “prove” the Bible, but to enter into the mystery through the portal of Scripture.
