God's God

[Neo-Scholastic]

...the second option doesn't mean that all of it needs to be interpreted literally. Parables should be interpreted as parables, law texts as law texts, mystical apocalyptic symbolism (the Book of Revelation) as mystical apocalyptic symbolism, proverbs as proverbs, poetry as poetry, allegory (Genesis) as allegory, and so on. It just means that the text should not be treated as infinitely malleable Silly Putty.

A good test for the validity of symbolic interpretation is consistency. Assigned meanings should carry throughout the text in order to be taken seriously.

The Archilect Dyson Sphere of computronium example is very good thought problem about the relationship between general and specific revelation. Natural reason leads me to the conclusion that a god exists. Now along comes a voice from a worm-hole issuing commands and smiting people for effect. How do I know this anti-doggie-style god is in fact the god of general revelation? I don't. It's a problem of epistemology at that point and not ontology.

..."The Lord your God is a jealous god, his name is Jealous" I treat the straightforward meaning as the most probable interpretation of what the author intended to communicate

From that we can start to wonder, in what sense is God jealous. It seems clear to me that God is protective of something He values highly, the nation of Israel. Now we can reflect on the nature of Providence as it applies today.