On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 02:39:59PM -0500, Anson Gardner wrote: > > Good idea as far as it goes. I think that like many other things, the choice > (literal, metaphorical) is not really binary. My thoughts on that are that > you have to decide what is meant literally / figuratively based on the > context. Not just the previous or following verse or chapter, but other items > as well, such as who the intended audience is, and the culture at that time. > Right. For example, sometimes the Bible makes a comparison or uses the phrase "like as" or "like unto". Those are metaphors/similes/whatever. In nearly every case it is easy to identify the parts that should be taken literally and the parts that should be taken metaphorically. > On the other hand, I'd like to say that, in all my years online, this is the > nicest back and forth about religion that I have ever seen. Maybe it is > because it didn't occur on slashdot. > :-) Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sánchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com
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