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 distinguishing what in the Bible is religious and moral truth—the special object of its teaching—from what is merely explanation and development of it, avails providentially to save its veracity, its inerrancy, its inspiration. Therefore, even when the accounts, for example, of the Creation, of the Fall, of the Flood, have been shown to be legendary, there remains intact their moral and religious content, which is the revealed truth itself. Yet that does not exclude the truth that the whole of the sacred text of the Bible is integrally inspired—as well revealed truth as what is explanation or presentment of it—though the latter be imperfect and relative to the intelligence of those simple and primitive peoples.

So, while the fundamental conception of revelation remains unchanged—viz., that God Himself reveals Himself to man (since, though it is man that is moved to seek the Good and the True,