How to Read the Bible as Literature: . . . and Get More Out of It by Leland Ryken
Author:Leland Ryken [Ryken, Leland]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ZONDERVAN
Published: 2016-11-21T16:00:00+00:00
How to Know When to Interpret Figuratively
How can we know when to interpret a statement figuratively? There is only one main common-sense rule of interpretation to apply: interpret as figurative any statement that does not make sense at a literal level in the context in which it appears. The chief exception is simile, which is literally true but announces that it is a figure of speech by using the comparative formula “like” or “as.”
Figurative Statements Do Not Make Sense at the Literal Level
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