56. Theosophy and the Bible

But the occultist finds something else in one document, the Bible. An enormous amount of effort and diligence has been expended in order to understand its content; and it seems almost tragic when one realizes that in a certain respect all this was in vain, for whether the Bible is viewed from an orthodox or a liberal point of view, no one finds what is needed – it is all passed over. We must indeed have the greatest respect for the infinite diligence and great erudition; but all this serious and devoted research has been rendered completely useless by the materialism of the method: a harsh fate that befalls science!