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Podcast: What Does The Bible Say?
Episode: What Does The Bible Say About Being Literal Or Figurative?
Description: Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Arnie and Fred discuss the literal and figurative language found in the Bible. Paul mentions having used a figure of speech in the Corinthian letter. This discussion is important because some Bible students think everything the Scriptures say is literal. Others think the entire Bible is figurative and everything symbolizes something else. Neither view is correct. We are reminded that the Bible is verbally inspired and that Jesus treated accounts of certain events as historically accurate and literal. We note some of those events. We note that Jesus and His apos...