The original writers believed what they were saying as fact.
They did not want / need people to interpret their meaning.
They meant it exactly as they wrote it.
You only add interpretation because the text is just plain wrong.
2006-07-22 04:06:47 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
My faith does take it literally.
(I'm a Jew)
Jumping to conclusions makes you look foolish, btw.
2006-07-22 04:10:11 · answer #1 · answered by sahel578 5 · 9⤊ 11⤋
Some of the writings in holy books are parables or teaching stories---not to be taken literally. They make a point about how to live one's life, but are not meant to be taken verbatim. This has been a common practice throughout history.
2006-07-22 04:13:10 · answer #2 · answered by Aunt Biwi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If everyone follow the holy book literally, then there would be no more human kind left. Reason is that there are several passages in each 3 major religion that requires some one to be killed for such an act. For example you are to kill those who are homosexuals, of a different religion, those who believes in witchcraft, those who corrupts etc, etc, etc.
2006-07-22 04:12:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, but I understand that back in the old days people tended to talk in riddles. There is always ambiguity in religious text, so a lot of people genuinely try to decipher which meaning is the correct one. Plus a lot of the text was actually passed down from mouth to mouth before it was applied to stone or paper. Now factor in Chinese whispers and you have yourself a dilemma :-)
2006-07-22 04:13:43 · answer #4 · answered by Superslims 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What in the world are you snorting or drinking. If you are a true believer, then you have to take the Bible literally. It's people like you who don't and you are the ones we are trying to reach.
2006-07-22 04:10:47 · answer #5 · answered by stullerrl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Things of the spirit is better understand by those in the spirit listen to them and they will make you wise. When a asked you of what he read it means he things you have better understand than him, not that he did not grab anything but for more explanation
2006-07-22 04:24:48 · answer #6 · answered by yason 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we like to interpret our Holy books to suit our convenience and narrow purposes !
2006-07-22 04:10:43 · answer #7 · answered by ahimsa 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How would you know the original writers believed what they were saying was fact?
2006-07-22 04:10:55 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they did we'd need a lot more jails. We might even run out of stones for kiling folks on some Saturday nights.
2006-07-22 04:10:22 · answer #9 · answered by JAT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how could you take it literally...an eye for an eye...turn the other cheek....love thy neighbour..thats only a few,, the holy book is very contradictory, most people take it as they want to
2006-07-22 04:32:18 · answer #10 · answered by kathdes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh really? did you find a time machine and go ask them, went to hang with the disciples or something? you cant know this for sure.
2006-07-22 04:13:26 · answer #11 · answered by Paulien 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋