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I personally don't know whether Adam is metaphor or literal with metaphorical content, or some other reality.. Not that it matters greatly to me..

It should matter to you if you read the words of Christ, and take them to heart, since he does refer to Adam as being a real person.

One should not be ashamed of the word of our Lord. Remember his admonishment.

[hosepipe]

[.. It should matter to you if you read the words of Christ, and take them to heart, since he does refer to Adam as being a real person. ..]

A metaphorical person can be a real person.. or a group of real people.. On the otherhand a metaphorical personality can be more than a real person.. or all three.. A metaphor can transcend language and culture.. for just that reason.. Jesus spoke mostly in metaphorical terms.. not completely but mostly.. I know few christians that are conserned with the meaning of Jesus metaphors.. except as a kind of prose, let alone, his compounded metaphors.. which I term megaphors.. composed of microphors and macrophors..