The Secret of the Bible

“The true key to unlocking the secret of the Bible,” according to author E. James Dickey, “is found in biography.” Some people would approach the Bible from a doctrinal, sacramental, historical, and archaeological point of view. Valid as these ways of understanding this “magnificent treasure” known as the Bible are, any or all of these measures “fall far short of encompassing the whole content of the Bible.”

The way to “embrace the totality of scripture and unlock the mystery therein is thro...