A help to the unlearned in the study of the Holy Scriptures

the long version

Relative to reading and interpretation, Trimmer basically explains the Bible as concerned "with God's dealings with mankind" and can be read and understood, not as the usual accounts of history but as "giving an account of God's ways, explaining why God protected and rewarded people and nations. Readers and writers, according to Trimmer, must approach through inspiration of God. In short, Trimmer opposes post-enlightenment secularization and the replacement of religious content by aesthetic and historical approaches. Trimmer's religious exploration has impact on the literary reading of the Bible purely for plot, character, and motivation as opposed to typology. Her introduction is worth exploring with its implications for reading the Bible as literature.