[dartuser]

Thus, by necessity, lots of the account of Genesis MUST be allegory that can only be interpreted in light of modern science.

Are the Ten Commandments to be taken literally ... or allegorically?

[muir_redwoods]

Did God stop the sun in the sky in Joshua alegorically or did he stop the rotation of the earth literally?

[Ancesthntr]

See my post #19.

Oh, and the 10 Commandments are just that - commandments. They are to be taken literally. There’s no stoning there, just simply precepts like not worshipping idols, honoring your parents, not lying, stealing or committing adultery. Not much that is complicated, and thus no need for allegory.

The state of the universe and its origin is orders of magnitude more complex - and allegory is necessary (and allegory isn’t falsehood, mind you, just an oversimplified means of explaining something complex).

[Ancesthntr]

Oh, and BTW, the 10 Commandments appear nowhere in Genesis. They are in Exodus 20:1–17, and then again at Deuteronomy 5:4–21.