The author states that some parts of the bible are allegory. This is dangerous. You can believe in the bible, or accept it as allegory. To mix it is to think that you can translate it better than anyone else.
It’s ok to not live biblically. It’s ok to alter your views from those that came before you.
RE: The author states that some parts of the bible are allegory.
But what the author’s saying is true.
Jesus’ parables are allegories ( the Sower and the Seed, The Prodigal Son, the Good Samaritan, etc. ).
Figure of Speech and Metaphors are used freely in the Bible.
Jesus calls Himself, The Door, The Good Shepherd, The Vine, He calls His disciples the Branches, etc.
“It’s ok to alter your views from those that came before you.”
Well, yes, certainly, because I am so much smarter than Aquinas, Augustine, Crysostom...in fact, all the doctors of the Church and all the saints. Yes, in a few short decades I have outdone all the finest minds, all the holiest spirits of the past 2,000 years. There’s certainly no reason for me to be influenced by their interpretations of scripture when I can fall back on my own magnificent intellect.