We understand the power of our imaginations—and use them to the full, without hesitation—whenever it comes to reading fiction or watching a film. From rom-coms to action thrillers, we know perfectly well how to immerse ourselves in a plot, identify with its protagonists, and lose ourselves in the story. But a strange thing happens whenever we approach the greatest library of stories ever told. The moment we open the Bible, we seem to switch off our imaginations completely. Perhaps this is because we are overfamiliar with the material, which has merely made us lazy. (Although this should surely
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