I really doubt it was intended to be poetry, or to be anything other than a literal account. Sure, people can interpret it however they wish. But if you actually believe this is the word of God, then it is incredibly arrogant to think you can just tell people what God meant by these words. And the very fact that people are interpreting it different ways means either God is deliberately being ambiguous in order to cause confusion or he was just such a terrible author he could not write a coherent book.
I mean, when you're writing the book that is meant to provide clear instructions for how everyone should live, forever, you think you'd take the time not to write it like a psychotic 5 year old.
I mean, when you're writing the book that is meant to provide clear instructions for how everyone should live, forever, you think you'd take the time not to write it like a psychotic 5 year old.
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