《圣经》既是一部记录古希伯来人历史的史书,也是一部内涵丰富的哲学著作。在西方文化形成过程中,它的影响可谓深远。其思想和哲理已扎根于人们的思想意识,它的语言贯穿于人们的日常生活,甚至成为欧美文学作品中最基本的素材宝库。许多西方的文学作品,无论是诗歌、小说、散文或戏剧,它们的思想来源于圣经,它们的感情乃至任务、人物情节脱胎于圣经,都引证或借用了许多圣经中的语句和典故。可以说,《圣经》是欧美文学作品的重要支柱。 The Bible is both a historical book that records the history of ancient Hebrews and a rich philosophical book. In the process of the formation of western culture, its influence can be described as far-reaching. Its thoughts and philosophy have taken root in people’s ideology. Its language runs through people’s daily life and even becomes the most basic treasure house of materials in Europe and the United States. Many Western literary works, whether poetry, novels, prose or drama, whose ideas originate from the Bible, their feelings and even their tasks, and their personalities derive from the Bible, have quoted or borrowed many biblical statements and allusions. It can be said that the Bible is an important pillar of European and American literary works.