For one helpful explanation of why it is not a good idea to read the Bible in a word-for-word literal way, see Randal Rauser, "How fundamentalists undermine the authority of scripture." It is worth a look.
For one helpful explanation of why it is not a good idea to read the Bible in a word-for-word literal way, see Randal Rauser, "How fundamentalists undermine the authority of scripture." It is worth a look.
