Ex Preacher breh says the Bible is fiction

MischievousMonkey

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Yup. That's why it stuck around. If people thought it was just a cool collection allegories it would've been forgotten in time
But that's not true though. Since ancient times there have been different interpretations of the texts and literal interpretations have always been only one debated category of exegesis.

For example, the Four senses of scripture:
For most medieval thinkers there were four categories of interpretation (or meaning) used in the Middle Ages, which had originated with the Bible commentators of the early Christian era.[6][9]

Literal interpretation of the events of the story for historical purposes with no underlying meaning.
Typological, which connects the events of the Old Testament with the New Testament; in particular drawing allegorical connections between the events of Christ's life with the stories of the Old Testament.
Moral or tropological, which is how one should act in the present, the "moral of the story".
Anagogical, dealing with the future events of Christian history, heaven, hell, the Last Judgment; it deals with prophecies.

(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_senses_of_Scripture)
 

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a very american question :mjlol:


Not really here to argue; didn’t intended to disrespect your religious belief. I think the Bible is even more impactful when looked at as a book about the human mind.
 

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Noah should've been the only example you needed. There's no way one man built something that could house two of every creature, the weight mixed with the fighting and constant animal shytting would've doomed the arc in 2 days. :russ:


LMAOOOOOOOO


The main one for me is a virgin miraculously getting pregnant with the king of the world

:comeon:
 
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I think religion is a great tool to lean on during hard times.

But i couldn't believe in a eternal hell(fire and brimstone) with loving God. Especially since he or she knew ahead of time who was gonna go and still decided to have em created.
 

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:unimpressed: this is moving goal posts.

It was meant to he taken literally. Then as things slowly were dissected over time for not making sense with advancements in our understanding of the universe it became "metaphorical" and "not meant to be taken literally" to keep faith alive.

And you are right about it being a psychological book. It is a tool used to control the psychology and therefore the actions of its readers. Privy be thee to thy master whose clergy confound to rule you in his name

It was never meant to be taken wholly literally, i mean the man who the new testament revolves around talks in riddles and allegory and parables.
 
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