The Lost World of Scripture Quotes

“Though alien to modern thinking, we need to reckon with the possibility that written forms are not necessarily significantly more enduring or reliable. In other words, it may be wrong to presume that Jesus’ words suddenly became more permanent when recorded in written form, as if our textual culture is better at preserving truth than their oral culture.”
― John H. Walton, The Lost World of Scripture: Ancient Literary Culture and Biblical Authority

“Our point, however, is not to worship the Bible; we worship the God of the Bible.”
― John H. Walton, The Lost World of Scripture: Ancient Literary Culture and Biblical Authority