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==The Presupposition of Faith==
The Bible presupposes the [[faith]] of the reader. It is about a faith document—not science, philosophy, history, archaeology, literature, or biography. Because of its origins and usage in the community of faith, it does not attempt to establish its own authenticity or to prove its basic assumptions. It was not intended as a logical proof for the existence of God or for the reality of that to which it attests.
Faith is the acceptance of a truth on the word of another, not guessing or direct knowledge from being an eyewitness. As St. [[John Chrysostom]] says, the Church would die if it were founded only on knowledge (i.e., direct experience); there must be those who take it on faith. Though in the Church's history many "empirical" experiences of Biblical revelation have been had by the saints, they are by no means the norm. Most Christians in this life will never directly witness the truths described in the Bible, and so they must read it with the eyes of faith.
