Top English teachers see value of teaching Bible as literature

Indeed. This is true of secular history as well as religious history.

 

And if you go to the Loeb Classical Library and locate Manetho's Egyptian history, you may find two references therein to the Egyptians expelling the Semites.

 

I don't disagree with you at all. Please don't misunderstand me. I'm very much a believer in modern science as are many Christians. I've studied the science behind evolution objectively and with a completely open mind. However, evolution is not testable using the scientific method and remains nothing more than philosophy, a philosophy that requires faith to believe in it just as a religion requires faith.

Yes, God certainly could have created things and let them evolve in their own direction. However, it's not a question of what God could have done, it's what God said He did in Bible. That is where I choose to place my faith.

 

Probably not very prevalent because most high schools do not have courses that specialized.

 

Alas! And maybe this is because most people want their high schools to be glorified baby-sitting services, rather than real educational institutions.