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That's true.Which part? Can you name a chapter that we know to be passed down by word of mouth? Because the last time I read it most parts actually claim in the writing themselves to be written from the mouth or hand of the author. And the parts that do not make such a claim are well known to be written from the mouth or hand of the author. Unless you are claiming that when God dictated the account of the creation to Moses that that is an example of an oral history then what you say is just a theory about the bible's authorship. But that is not what you meant is it?You mean that the stories of Moses were passed down from person to person as an oral tale for generations and then were written down. Even though the books of Moses themselves explain that Aaron wrote them as Moses spoke them. so we have at least one evidence that they are not an oral tradition? What evidence do you have that they are an oral tradition?Do you mean copied and copied? Yes it has. So what? There are few copyist errors in the bible. Very few.Yep it has been translated. But not one of the translations has altered a single one of the copies. the copies of the manuscripts are still unaltered by any of the translations.Well assuming that you can figure out which parts are supposed to be literal and which parts are supposed to be figurative none of the processes that have delivered the manuscripts we have warrant dismissing the literal parts. Case in point: the bible describes the temple of the Jews. Archology tells us that the temple was actually there when the bible says it was there. clearly that is one part that can be taken literally.Do you want to change your statement from "it' cant be taken literally to "some of it" can't be taken literally? You would be right that figurative parts should not be taken literally. But would you be right that some literal parts can't be taken literally? Lets agree on a part that is meant to be taken literally and then you show us why it can't be taken literally.You wont be able to.
That's true.
Which part? Can you name a chapter that we know to be passed down by word of mouth? Because the last time I read it most parts actually claim in the writing themselves to be written from the mouth or hand of the author. And the parts that do not make such a claim are well known to be written from the mouth or hand of the author. Unless you are claiming that when God dictated the account of the creation to Moses that that is an example of an oral history then what you say is just a theory about the bible's authorship. But that is not what you meant is it?
You mean that the stories of Moses were passed down from person to person as an oral tale for generations and then were written down. Even though the books of Moses themselves explain that Aaron wrote them as Moses spoke them. so we have at least one evidence that they are not an oral tradition? What evidence do you have that they are an oral tradition?
Do you mean copied and copied? Yes it has. So what? There are few copyist errors in the bible. Very few.
Yep it has been translated. But not one of the translations has altered a single one of the copies. the copies of the manuscripts are still unaltered by any of the translations.
Well assuming that you can figure out which parts are supposed to be literal and which parts are supposed to be figurative none of the processes that have delivered the manuscripts we have warrant dismissing the literal parts. Case in point: the bible describes the temple of the Jews. Archology tells us that the temple was actually there when the bible says it was there. clearly that is one part that can be taken literally.
Do you want to change your statement from "it' cant be taken literally to "some of it" can't be taken literally? You would be right that figurative parts should not be taken literally. But would you be right that some literal parts can't be taken literally? Lets agree on a part that is meant to be taken literally and then you show us why it can't be taken literally.
You wont be able to.
