Hermeneutics Huesday 06 {on the importance of biblical metaphor}

Takeaways from this episode:

• The authors of Scripture are constantly taking one idea – usually something tangible and easy to understand – and mapping that idea onto a more abstract concept or experience. (This is what a metaphor is.)
• Taking every word of the Bible literally should NOT be a badge of honor!
• Every culture develops its OWN metaphors that will seem strange – perhaps even nonsensical – to another culture. This means we're going to have to do some work to discern the meaning of biblical metaphor to the author and original audience. 
• Don’t be afraid of taking biblical metaphor metaphorically! Metaphors express what’s true just as much as more literal descriptions of reality, they just use a different medium to do it. 

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