When you translate the Bible with excessive literalism, you demythologize it. The possibility of a convincing reference to the individual's own spiritual experience is lost. (111)

About This Quote

The Bible does not speak in detail about details of the spiritual experience. It is a book of stages where people are traveling towards full enlightenment. The narratives are meant to be seen as metaphors for the journey. As long as the actions of the characters are within the limits of their experiences, any attempt to explain them without understanding that context would be demeaning to the reader.

Source: Thou Art That: Transforming Religious Metaphor

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