If It Didn't Happen: Between Literalism and Secularism, A Search for Greater Meaning in the Bible

During one of Mr. Gauss' religious education classes, two students engaged in a heated debate. One claimed that modern science shows that all Bible stories are false and that the Bible is not a work of any significant value. The other student countered by asking, "If the stories are not true, why would anyone write them? Why would they be in the Bible?"

This is, of course, the central question to be asked. Can we find value in the stories of the Bible in light of current scientific and archeological evidence and if we can, what exactly is that value? Have literal interpretations been completely missing the point of the stories? Have we been teaching our children the wrong interpretations of these amazing stories? Is there a cross-cultural symbolism in the Bible that provides greater meaning to this book than a literal interpretation?

Mr. Gauss possesses a Masters Degree from Teachers College at Columbia University as well as teaching experience at both a Catholic and Jewish middle school. The findings of the book are supported by extensive and surprising research.