tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11430736.post2295138556149145472..comments2023-08-03T01:01:06.085-08:00Comments on musings: An Inerrant BibleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11430736.post-26470029808870629282008-06-17T13:21:00.000-08:002008-06-17T13:21:00.000-08:00Thanks Fran. It would be great if you could post ...Thanks Fran. It would be great if you could post some of that Vatican information when you have some time and can lay your hands on it. I think it would be interesting.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12404578054102245724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11430736.post-46596624719727804672008-06-17T13:15:00.000-08:002008-06-17T13:15:00.000-08:00In our scripture study at my church we have spent ...In our scripture study at my church we have spent a lot of time discussing both the literal and literalistic issues of interpretation.<BR/><BR/>Being Catholics we have a mix of people who <I>literally</I> (could not resist sorry) have not ever cracked open a Bible, we have those who are more literal <I>(Gosh - thanks Mother Angelica!)</I> and some who are just longing to know more.<BR/><BR/>I am away from home and don't have the document handy, but the Vatican (shocking) has actually had some wise things to stay about literalism.<BR/><BR/>We need The Word and the Word is organic, evolutionary and alive - that is one of my biggest issues with flat out literalism. It just feels like it leaves no room for God to breathe.<BR/><BR/>What is the old saying - all stories are true. And some of them actually even happened that way.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11430736.post-17433819366997794692008-06-17T10:35:00.000-08:002008-06-17T10:35:00.000-08:00I think you are exactly right! Thanks for wanderi...I think you are exactly right! Thanks for wandering over here and posting Rev Boy.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12404578054102245724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11430736.post-3695549487934200342008-06-17T10:16:00.000-08:002008-06-17T10:16:00.000-08:00Hmmm ... In my personal experience, having Baptist...Hmmm ... In my personal experience, having Baptist and some Pentecostal roots before joining the Episcopal Church, "taking the Bible literally" generally means "we have this particular interpretation of what scripture means." <BR/><BR/>That being said, I do like their statement in the second part of your post, minus the "we take it literally" part.the Reverend boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606211682028390049noreply@blogger.com