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Continue reading →: Literally Literal,It’s Not About You (Or Me)
In the previous post, we began thinking about what constitutes a literal reading of the Bible. One aspect of a literal reading is taking the situation and world view of the original audience into account. The various books of the Bible were written to and by people in a particular…
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Continue reading →: Literally literal
It is common these days to claim a literal reading of the Bible is the best reading of the Bible. When people talk about a literal reading they often mean what is sometimes called a plain reading of the text. In reality this often ends up with the text meaning…
