Prior to the Enlightenment, it was not the literal meaning of the Bible that mattered most for Christians, but its “more-than-literal” meaning, about which I shall soon say more. But the Enlightenment largely identified truth with factuality. In our time, if somebody asks, “Is that story true?” we are likely to assume that they’re asking, “Is it factual? Did it happen?” Truth and factuality go hand in hand.
