[Wonder Warthog]

"I would think that this part of the Bible was written in poetic form, but without chapter and verse I can't say for sure."

So, if it's in "poetic form" then the Bible doesn't have to be "literally accurate"??

How about when Jesus uses parables?? Are THOSE supposed to be taken as "literally accurate" too??

Sorry, you lose your case---the Bible in MANY cases uses "figurative language". The literalist idea is simply ridiculous. Both Judasism and Christianity have ALWAYS used figurative language in many places.

[moog]

the Bible in MANY cases uses "figurative language".

My favorite is when Jesus called someone a fox. Then there is that other one where it says that when they woke up they were corpses.

[JamesP81]

Sorry, you lose your case---the Bible in MANY cases uses "figurative language". The literalist idea is simply ridiculous. Both Judasism and Christianity have ALWAYS used figurative language in many places.

Jesus was clear that what he was talking about was a parable. The Hebrew is also easily distinguishable from poetic and literal form. Sorry, but YOU lose YOUR case. Try studying (not reading, studying) the Bible before pronouncing judgment on it.