A Quote regarding Biblical Literacy

"Biblical literacy, though not sufficient, is indispensable. This literacy does not consist of historical, critical knowledge about the Bible. Nor does it consist of theological accounts, couched in nonbiblical language, of the Bible's teachings and meanings. Rather it is the patterns and details of its sagas and stories, its images and symbols, its syntax and grammar, which need to be internalized if one is to imagine and think scripturally.…What is to be promoted are those approaches which increase familiarity with the actual text."

From:
The Nature of Doctrine - by George Lindbeck
Yale theologian, who along with Hans Frei and others, developed post-liberal (some call it postmodern) theology.