06 Jan '13 15:13>
Originally posted by wolfgang59Scripture being what it is, i.e., archaic and many times removed from present day mores and conceptions, demands constant updating into the vernacular of its audience.
How do you distinguish the allegorical from the factual in the bible?
I mean ; its not as if the allegorical bits are in italics!
Is it a personal choice or have you been taught?
Doing so requires more than just a deft touch and a dose of charisma--- what passes as leadership in the pulpits today falls so short of the biblical base requirements of pastorship, it makes one want to sit down and cry for a good spell.
The responsible pastors better equip themselves with heavy work loads of study in the original languages of the Scripture, utilizing the ICE method: isagogical, categorical and exegetical.