an anarchist
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I've seen it said on RF that biblical literalism it a relatively recent phenomenon.
Where does biblical literalism come from? Did the Hebrew/Jewish people not believe in the literal stories of Moses? What about the early Christians? Was everything interpreted symbolically? If so, why wasn't the Jesus story considered a metaphor too?
I grew up a biblical literalist. I find myself wanting to fall back to it. Just, the stories are so cool! Having an awesome personal God like the one in the Bible is an amazing feeling.
Side question that I've asked before: how literally do you take the Bible, Christians?
Where does biblical literalism come from? Did the Hebrew/Jewish people not believe in the literal stories of Moses? What about the early Christians? Was everything interpreted symbolically? If so, why wasn't the Jesus story considered a metaphor too?
I grew up a biblical literalist. I find myself wanting to fall back to it. Just, the stories are so cool! Having an awesome personal God like the one in the Bible is an amazing feeling.
Side question that I've asked before: how literally do you take the Bible, Christians?