Where have I ever said that it has to be taken all literally or all figuratively?
At 1122, you said:
How do you know if the parts that you think are literal aren't metaphor after all? If you're going to take some parts literally, then you have to take all of what he said literallyand if you're going to take some parts metaphorically, then you have to take it all metaphorically.
Let's be consistent here.
When I questioned that methodology, you replied
You guys use it all the time when you apply it to the Bible.
Can you give me an example of any of "you guys" saying the Bible has to be interpreted as being either totally literal or totally metaphorical?