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Allegory vs. Literal Fact in the Bible
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RE: Allegory vs. Literal Fact in the Bible
April 25, 2013 at 9:03 pm
(April 25, 2013 at 8:51 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: (My book by book is very similar to Tex's, with some minor differences.) I consider the Torah to be largely legendary i.e. embellished real events.

What might have been the real events which were embellished you can claim with a straight face were real events without redefining "real" in the process? Exaggerated beyond recognition cannot be distinguished from fantasy other than by faith which is meaningless.
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Allegory vs. Literal Fact in the Bible

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Allegory vs. Literal Fact in the Bible - by rexbeccarox - April 25, 2013 at 4:05 pm
RE: Allegory vs. Literal Fact in the Bible - by Tonus - April 25, 2013 at 4:12 pm
RE: Allegory vs. Literal Fact in the Bible - by Jackalope - April 25, 2013 at 4:23 pm
RE: Allegory vs. Literal Fact in the Bible - by Tonus - April 25, 2013 at 4:26 pm
RE: Allegory vs. Literal Fact in the Bible - by Godschild - April 25, 2013 at 6:05 pm
RE: Allegory vs. Literal Fact in the Bible - by Tex - April 25, 2013 at 6:37 pm
RE: Allegory vs. Literal Fact in the Bible - by A_Nony_Mouse - April 25, 2013 at 9:03 pm
RE: Allegory vs. Literal Fact in the Bible - by Ryantology - April 25, 2013 at 10:22 pm
RE: Allegory vs. Literal Fact in the Bible - by Raven - April 26, 2013 at 1:08 am

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