Philosophy / Spirituality

Were Ancient Stories Meant To Be Taken Literally?

Gary ReinerLeave a comment

Ancient Stories

My point, once again, is not that those ancient people told literal stories and we are now smart enough to take them symbolically, but that they told them symbolically and we are now dumb enough to take them literally.

John Dominic Crossan

The Pagan Christ: Recovering the Lost Light
Tom Harpur

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