The need for interpretation-There is no doubt that while the Bible has had a significant impact on our world, it is also unfortunately misinterpreted more than any other book in history. The plain meaning has often been obscured by those uncomfortable with the challenges contained within its pages. Those uncomfortable with a plain interpretation have reinterpreted historical passages as myth and allegory, cast doubt upon the divine inspiration of scripture and read meaning into passages that the authors never intended all in an attempt to make the Bible fit into a modern western cultural framework