tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230344530531927799.post2212727620407048513..comments2023-04-28T06:59:37.174-04:00Comments on twoTwentyEight: LeviathanJoseph Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00339898114118904716noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1230344530531927799.post-60297274181603750572016-10-20T10:39:27.617-04:002016-10-20T10:39:27.617-04:00Dan, this is truly an excellent insight. Interacti...Dan, this is truly an excellent insight. Interaction with stock cultural imagery – symbols that were part of the shared cultural psyche understood by all – is the key to interpreting many of the Psalms, the book of Job, and most of Jewish apocalyptic literature, whether biblical or otherwise.<br /><br />To take the Bible seriously is to be able to distinguish the literal from the symbolic and to understand when the biblical writers are engaging in “conversation” with ideas that are not their own. Taking the Bible seriously means actually listening to what it is saying and perceiving the rhetorical devices by which it presents its message. Such an approach is necessary for taking a truly conservative position in biblical interpretation and affirming the Bible’s continuing authority.Joseph Howellnoreply@blogger.com