(July 22, 2013 at 8:10 am)Drich Wrote:(July 21, 2013 at 10:50 pm)whateverist Wrote: Okay, sorry. I do sort of remember this but I do still think you are being way too literal in trying to fit a narrative to the particulars of the story.
...and if it is a literal account? (Literal meaning someone doing there best to describe event for event what they saw.)
Well, so long as you think it is a literal account then you will miss the allegorical message. If in fact, every word in the bible was written by a person possessed by God himself who wrote with literal intent, it is surprising just how little specificity there is in the writing. It seems much more likely that a being capable of what you believe your God to be would find communication limited by the ability of his intended audience. Poetic allusion seems a likely recourse. If so, and you insist on reading it simply, you will miss the boat.
"...and if it is a literal account?" Then I fry in hell yada yada yada.
