(June 18, 2015 at 12:01 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(June 18, 2015 at 12:00 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: Wait, earlier you said that the OT was allegory but the NT was literal ... But here you are ascribing a different meaning to what he said -- and that is the antithesis of literalism.
I apologize. Let me be clear.
I believe the stories told in the OT were written allegorically. I do not believe the story of Jesus in the NT was written allegorically. That doesn't mean that Jesus Himself didn't sometimes use figure of speech or metaphor when describing something. This is nothing unusual or alarming. We all do it, probably every day.
Verily. Good point. The teachings attributed to Jesus probably were largely allegorical. Some people even think that when Jesus said "I am the way", he was referring to his example - not himself. If they're right, eating his flesh and blood, even symbolically, misses the point. He calls on us to join him, not worship him. Actualization, not abnegation, may have been the way of which he spoke.
