If the Bible is a book of metaphors, why should anybody read it for anything except pleasure? A book of metaphors may make for interesting reading, but as a reference or a guidebook, it is worthless. Each person who reads it with that approach will take from it exactly what they want, which is, of course, precisely what happens with the Bible.
Reading it literally is the only way to remove ambiguity. Of course, that leads to even bigger problems, as is well-documented.
Reading it literally is the only way to remove ambiguity. Of course, that leads to even bigger problems, as is well-documented.
