Of The Problems With Biblical Literalism

                    As I mentioned in previous blogs, the bible utilizes an ancient style of writing that involves allegories, metaphors, symbolism, and things happening on multiple levels.  This means that the bible is not meant to be taking literally.  In fact, by missing the deeper meaning the author had we do a disservice to the author.  It is important to note that the bible was written in ancient Greek and it is very difficult to translate into English accurately.  In the King James version of the bible the translators used two or three possible meanings for each of the phrases they translated.  The King James version is much sounder version of the bible to read. 
                 Some people do not believe in evolution because of the creation story in the book of Genesis.  The story was meant to explain that God created the universe in a way that people in biblical times would understand.  People in biblical times would not easily understand the process of evolution or The Big Bang Theory.  There is scientific evidence that the theory of evolution has truth to it.  This is evident as many of the extint species that came before modern humans closely resemble mankind.  A similiar story took place with many other species.     
                  Other people believe that word is only 10,000 or 6,000 years old based on the detailed genealogy given in the Old Testament.  There is emperical evidence that the world is much older than this.  Scientist have used radiometric dating to determine that many fossils are millions of years old,  Also, geology have done alot of work that proves that the world is at least four and a half billion years old. 
                 The stories in the bible are not to be taken as historical fact.  There is little evidence that Egypt had a million Jewish slaves.  This is not to say that Jesus did not live.  The purpose of the stories in the bible are to provide lessons.  Below I put a link to an article that is the basis for this blog.           

The Simple Truth About Biblical Literalism and the Fundamentalists Who Promote It

https://www.alternet.org/simple-truth-about-biblical-literalism-and-fundamentalists-who-promote-it