'...what is going on in Christianity? What other system (religious or ideological) is so fastidious about systematically pointing out the real, concrete, serious flaws of its leaders? In a culture where sorry is the hardest word to say, not only among politicians but also in the workplace and frequently at home as well, the Bible offers us a rogues gallery of flawed heroes who lie, steal, commit adultery, covet, hate, kill, and find 1,001 ways not to love God with all their hearts, souks, minds, and strength. This is so pronounced in the Bible, and so relatively rare outside of it, that we may call it a distinctive biblical figure.'
Christopher Watkin, Biblical Critical Theory, p.128.
