Are any stories in the Old testament to be taken completely literally or do they all have some moral meaning which you have to work out ?
Literal Stories
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Yes they are literal, except I have heard some pastors say that the beginnings of genesis where God created the world in 7 days and the garden of eden stuff is supposed to be figurative, but other pastors take it literal.
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jimmydiggs
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Depends on what is going on. More importantly though, context and the style of writing.
Agreed. Poetry for example is different to Narrative.
Most, or a lot of it, is historical though.