[Avodah] Fables and Lies

[Ilana Sober]

RnTK: The word myth simply is never used to describe straightforward history.

Exactly. That's why I think it is a useful word in conveying the idea
that the events recounted in the Torah are not intended to be merely
history, but something much more important.

> In normal, common English, there is no such thing as a "true myth."  You can
> instead use some such locution as "our founding narrative."

Ok, that's a good word. Maybe not as powerful as myth the way I
understand it, but definitely less easily misunderstood.

- Ilana