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**Avoid truth assertions**

We want a site with broad appeal that welcomes diverse perspectives.
This site focuses on the *text* and the 
process of interpreting it, using tools such as language, history, 
archaeology, and science.  None of that is inherently 
religious, which is what *distinguishes* BH from other Internet sites about the bible.

One of our core tenets is that hermeneutical process is (or ought to be) open to examination
from all sides. Religious claims are often not open to examination. Not only that, but

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**Bring your own framework**

We want a site that allows contributors to speak from within their framework. Overall, 
this broadens the appeal of the site, and it preserves the richness of expression when 
answers are given in the natural context of the one giving the answer, even if this
means expressing one's framework or opinions as unqualified facts.

Our aim is to be 'expert' in the context of the internet. This will not be the best 
home for those who do not think deeply about the texts or those who cannot communicate 
clearly and effectively. It is not our aim to be home only to academics or full-time