(March 29, 2022 at 10:18 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote:(March 29, 2022 at 10:05 pm)JairCrawford Wrote: As someone who used to be much more fundamentalist as a child, who is now much more open to allegories, I’d say, yes to the OP. But I probably couldn’t be more biased in saying so. lol
I'm curious how far you take the notion of allegorization. After all, even hardcore fundamentalists think that some things in the Bible are allegory.
Some modern Christians deem Jesus' miracles to be allegory. It makes sense when you consider things like the "feeding many with a few fish." Obviously meant by the author to convey some sort of basic fact about community, compassion, and sharing. At least to me anyway. What's your take on that?
Some Christians I've spoken to see the creation story and the "wilder tales" listed in the Bible as allegory, but insist that "the death and resurrection" are historical occurrences. Where do you lie on that scale, if you don't mind my asking?
@vulcanlogic, you are still thinking allegory and historical accuracy are either/or as opposed to both/and. It could be that historical event have greater or lesser degrees of significance. As such a recounting of them coveys both historic information and also have didactic use or symbolic import.
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