Much has been written of travel, far less of the road. "Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south," says the historian, who would have used the same words had the pat.
Though there is much travel in the Old Testament, "the way" is used chiefly as a metaphor.
Writers have treated the road as a passive means to an end, and honoured it most when it has been an obstacle; they leave the impression that a road is a connection between two points which only exists when the traveller is upon it.
Much has been written of travel, far less of the road