RE: Does the Bible Contradict Itself?
July 31, 2012 at 1:49 pm
(This post was last modified: July 31, 2012 at 1:54 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
I would, because that's not the way that narratives appear to work at all.
(and you are still appealing to "true meanings" without establishing one btw-)
Look, the simplest "true meaning" of a narrative is exactly what you find printed on the page. No assumptions or arguments need be made in that case. If you have reasons to believe the author is using metaphor or allegory (but no confirmation from the author) then an argument must be made. I have handled a few arguments that might be made about the specific narrative this all began over, and I would love to hear any other arguments that might be made in that regard. Nevertheless, the explanation that what is on the page is what is meant stands as the best explanation if only due to parsimony (and thankfully, parsimony is not all that we have in this instance).
(and you are still appealing to "true meanings" without establishing one btw-)
Look, the simplest "true meaning" of a narrative is exactly what you find printed on the page. No assumptions or arguments need be made in that case. If you have reasons to believe the author is using metaphor or allegory (but no confirmation from the author) then an argument must be made. I have handled a few arguments that might be made about the specific narrative this all began over, and I would love to hear any other arguments that might be made in that regard. Nevertheless, the explanation that what is on the page is what is meant stands as the best explanation if only due to parsimony (and thankfully, parsimony is not all that we have in this instance).
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