Did Mr Clemens have similar views about the NT?
Which would seems more far fetched,.. a man living 930 yrs, or a man feeding thousands with a little lads lunch (with leftovers that a little lad couldn’t carry)?
Or a woman turned into a pillar of salt, versus a man that laid dead for 4 days suddenly raised from the dead?
Many experiences make for many memories. Mr Clemens took advantage of that, and his experiences in the reporting/printing world, to write novels and entertain.
Back in the 1960s my dad flew an after dinner speaker to different conventions to give an entertaining talk. He was good at it. His charisma and resonating voice was magnetic. It was a part time job that paid $500, plus expenses for each appearance. Yet my mother’s uncle was even more entertaining (and a bit salty) at family gatherings and didn’t charge a dime.
Like anyone that has lived as long as I have, I have had many experiences. The worst: my 15 yr old brother’s death in a farm accident (I was 11). One of the best: meeting the young lady that became my wife. The chain of events show divine direction in several aspects of it.
“Which would seems more far fetched,.. a man living 930 yrs, or a man feeding thousands with a little lads lunch (with leftovers that a little lad couldn’t carry)?”
Metaphors.
“Or a woman turned into a pillar of salt, versus a man that laid dead for 4 days suddenly raised from the dead?”
Literally turned to salt? Or just dried up? Coming out of a coma?
“The chain of events show divine direction in several aspects of it.”
Perhaps. In any event, that’s what you believe; so, for you, that is what it is.
“Which would seems more far fetched,.. a man living 930 yrs, or a man feeding thousands with a little lads lunch (with leftovers that a little lad couldn’t carry)?”
Metaphors.
“Or a woman turned into a pillar of salt, versus a man that laid dead for 4 days suddenly raised from the dead?”
Literally turned to salt? Or just dried up? Coming out of a coma?
“The chain of events show divine direction in several aspects of it.”
Perhaps. In any event, that’s what you believe; so, for you, that is what it is.