Which is the Bible Most Like?

What genre of literature is the Bible? How we answer this question will ultimately determine not just how we read scripture, but how it will ultimately shape our lives. One Sunday school teacher, teaching a survey of the Bible, asked just this question at the end of his first class. The question he posed was this:

Which of the following is the Bible most like: (A) Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, (B) The Reader’s Digest Guide to Home Repairs, or (C) The Collected Papers of the American Antislavery Society?

What was this teacher looking for? He summarized…