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To: free_european; RaceBannon
The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary states

Not exactly a scholarly or credible source. It obviously does not take into account Hebrew poetry or ancient literary forms and devices. Critics of the Bible often take a figurative English phrase found in the Bible and demand unjustifiably that it be interpreted literally. I recently read one such critic on FR who said "the four corners of the earth" indicated a belief that the earth was square. That is absurd, of course. Our own use of figurative phrases such as "sunrise and sunset," or "The White House has no comment," does not prove that all meteorologists believe the sun revolves around the earth or that the White House has a mouth.

134 posted on 02/08/2005 6:00:35 PM PST by Dataman
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To: Dataman

It is good we have such an esteemed expert as you who can easily tell what is figurative poetry in the Bible and what must be taken seriously.


147 posted on 02/09/2005 9:52:37 AM PST by free_european
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