Theodoric,
OP writes:
There are many occasions when reading through the threads here that I come across this sentence:
"Well that's obviously not to be taken literally - it was just a dream/song/interpretation that had at the time"
When reading the bible, what are the rules around what is to be taken literally, and what is not?
Are there any rules?
You're demanding hard outside evidence that the written event literally happened. The thread is about how one determines what is to be taken literally and what isn't. Method, not proof.
This is a Bible Study thread and the path you're taking is more along the lines of Accuracy and Inerrancy and fits more with the
Evidence for the Biblical Record Thread.
I feel your discussion with Peg is better served in that thread.
If killinghurts disagrees with me, he can let me know.
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