To: MJM59
There is also the viewpoint that the Torah is NOT to be interpreted literally.
What some Jews believe is that the narratives in the Torah are to instruct us in the ways of G-d, and are not to be understood as actual historical events.
Very much as the parables of Jesus were meant to be instructive, to inform, to make a point, obviously not to be taken as having literally happened.
To: RonHolzwarth
"Very much as the parables of Jesus were meant to be instructive, to inform, to make a point, obviously not to be taken as having literally happened."Yep, the parables were. But New Testament scripture talks of Noah and the flood as an historical event.
All boils down to what we each choose to believe.
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04/27/2004 12:59:31 PM PDT by
MEGoody
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