[CatherineofAragon]

"How many times must you be told? Jesus does not lie and Paul did not deceive."

I only need to be told once. Thank you for finally doing so.

" However they used Hebrew scriptures, allegory and symbolism to reinforce that of the old as well as to teach and explain the new. They made themselves understandable to the people of the time. If you take the translated words literally, you make fundamental errors that end up leading people away from God. And yes much of the Bible is allegorical and symbolic as was all literature at the time"

You need to learn to distinguish between the different styles of Biblical writing. As I've already posted to you, some parts of Scripture are allegorical, some are parables, some are prophecy, and yes---much is literal.

[editor-surveyor]

>> “And yes much of the Bible is allegorical and symbolic as was all literature at the time” <<

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Really, the only part of the Bible that is allegorical is the parts that openly declare to be such.

That may in fact be your barrier to understanding, since assumption of allegory is an unbeliever’s crutch.
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