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all of them!!

2006-08-11 13:57:23 · answer #1 · answered by angel 6 · 0 1

Just to set the record straight, you can't interpret the Bible "Literally". To give you an example, look at the laws of your country. How many times do you hear of a court judge ruling one way in a case then the next judge above him rules it differently and then it goes up the court system and the next judge rules it a different way? It happens all the time and each judge thinks that he is interpreting the law literally.

Look at the different sects of Islam. Each Cleric seems to interpret the Curran differently and that is why the sects fight among each other.

The passages of the Bible mean different things to each person that reads it. If you look in a book store there are several different interpretation of the Bible from the King James Bible to the New International Bible.

So to answer your question. There are no Christian denominations that interpret the Bible literally.

2006-08-11 14:11:59 · answer #2 · answered by my_alias_id 6 · 0 0

All Christian denominations recognize that there are idioms, allusions and metaphor in the Bible. So no Christian denomination interprets the entire Bible literally.

Some groups interpret the Genesis passages more literally than others, but even the literal-interpretive groups recognize that some portions of the Bible are intended to be poetry or metaphor.

Cordially,
John

2006-08-11 13:59:45 · answer #3 · answered by John 6 · 0 0

Many Christian denominations do not take large parts of the Bible literally -- including the largest of the Christian Religions (and the original one).

Catholics do not interpret the Bible literally. Nor do they have a problem with scientific discoveries like evolution. They learned their lesson after Galilleo.

2006-08-11 14:09:04 · answer #4 · answered by Ranto 7 · 0 0

Yes.
If it was all taken literally, it would contradict itself.
We have to discern what is parable, literal, symbolic and illustrative.

Daniel's writings help tremendously to understand Revelation. Things like that.

Since most of what is in the New Testament is a rewrite of the Old Testament, it helps to go back to the Old Testament to learn what the parables and prophecies mean.

2006-08-11 14:08:43 · answer #5 · answered by rangedog 7 · 0 0

None of them interpret the bible literally, except the parts they want to to prove their points.

2006-08-11 14:05:25 · answer #6 · answered by lucyanddesi 5 · 0 0

First off God did not give mankind any denominations, What he gave all mankind was a way to live with each other and God.. Man did that all by himself, and its no wonder that so many of them misinterpret the Bible and they have no one else to blame other than their lust for power.... Also you need to know that they will pay for what they did to the rest of God's children...................

2006-08-11 14:08:34 · answer #7 · answered by kilroymaster 7 · 0 0

Swedenborgian

2006-08-11 13:55:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Most assuredly.

and they are in error.

2Ti 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness,
2Ti 3:17 so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

2006-08-11 14:08:05 · answer #9 · answered by steve 4 · 0 0

We Catholics do not interpret all of it literally. Much require knowledge about what was written, to whom, when, and why.

2006-08-11 14:03:00 · answer #10 · answered by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 · 0 0

I grew up Presbyterian and none of the stories (other than Jesus) were pushed as being literal.

2006-08-11 13:59:17 · answer #11 · answered by laetusatheos 6 · 0 0

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