In my Church's opinion, the answer is:
The Bible is a fact. But facts do not interpret themselves. Hence, Bible does not interpret itself. Bible has no brain ability: Bible is the book, but books are not alive.
This is only a fairytale when a book is alive and talking with you:
Humans have a...
Thesis: correct interpretation of the Holy Bible needs the correct interpreter.
Proof: The Bible does not interpret itself. Each fact needs interpretation. Bible is one huge fact. For example, there is written in Bible, that God inflicts unimaginable evil on sinners. No! God is not the source...
For starters the whole Noah story arc. If not taken literally what twisted message is it trying to convey? If you take it literally there is substantial evidence against it. For instance, if all mammals are descendants from who was on the ark, we would all be horribly inbred. I can concede that...