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Hindu Scholar Proclaims the Bible a Unique Interpretation of History

Theologian and missionary to India Leslie Newbigin liked to help Christians see the Bible as one story. He often told the story of a Hindu scholar who once challenged Newbigin:

I can't understand why you missionaries present the Bible to us in India as a book of religion. It is not a book of religion—and ...

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