You're completely and totally wrong. The Bible is meant to be taken literally unless it's clear from the context that you can't. What's the symbolic meaning of "Thou shalt not murder"?
You're completely and totally wrong. The Bible is meant to be taken literally unless it's clear from the context that you can't. What's the symbolic meaning of "Thou shalt not murder"?
The Bible is at least as figurative as it is literal. I interpret it more literally than the OP does, but also realise that things like the creation story are parables of the actual events.