The moment I fell in love with literature is the moment I stopped taking every word literally. As my mind began to look beyond the surface of the words, I found my heart captivated by the intricacies of figurative language. But my love affair didnâ??t end with literary texts. I also found religious scriptures to be equally entrancing â?? riddled with metaphors, personification, analogies, and allusions.
Figures of speech help us understand metaphysical realities through tangible means. Their use is crucial to understanding and connecting with religious and literary texts. But according to a Gallup poll, one third of American adults interpret the Bible literally. Here are five reasons this is problematic:
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