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[[Literal Reading|Literalism]] is a blundering rat and metaphor is the trap that catches it. — [[User:Bruce|Bruce]]<br> | A metaphor about metaphor: ''[[Literal Reading|Literalism]] is a blundering rat and metaphor is the trap that catches it.'' — [[User:Bruce|Bruce]]<br> | ||
==Bible Metaphors== | ==Bible Metaphors== | ||
Revision as of 15:57, 20 March 2019
A metaphor about metaphor: Literalism is a blundering rat and metaphor is the trap that catches it. — Bruce
Bible Metaphors
- God as the Potter
- God as Father
- God as King (Suzerain)
- God as Midwife
- God as Warrior
- The Cloud Rider
- The children of Adam are formed from the dust and return to mother earth
- The promised land and the Sabbath (Hebrews 4:1-11 and the OT passages it references)
