RE: What if Judas didn't do it?
April 1, 2023 at 9:13 pm
(This post was last modified: April 1, 2023 at 9:59 pm by John 6IX Breezy.)
(April 1, 2023 at 7:58 pm)Belacqua Wrote: Because the stories are not simply an account of events, but narratives intended to convey important messages.
I agree with this. That the Biblical stories are not simply accounts of events but convey a message. However, where I might fall more into the literalist camp, is that I would say that whether or not the story of Judas happened, it is written as though it did—meaning that the author believes it happened. Whereas Neo might take a more allegorical approach, in which the author knows it didn't happen.
Perhaps the difference is in the ordering: I would say that the events gives birth to the message, whereas Neo might say the message gives birth to the events.
I'll run this idea by you first before expanding.