Re: Kline article in PSCF

Richard L. Bowman (rbowman@Bridgewater.EDU)
Thu, 28 Mar 96 11:35:56 -0500

On 28 Mar 1996, Bill Dozier <dozier@radix.net> wrote:
> ... For me, I have little problem with accepting that
> Genesis 1 is a figurative word-picture about real events without telling
> anything about the mechanisms of them.

He then defined:

> figurative != allegorical

> figurative != myth

> figurative != fiction

> figurative != unreliable && uncorroborated != unreliable

and shows that none of these definitions really are applicable from his
perspective. So, Bill, what is the definition of "figurative" that you
like?

Richard Bowman
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