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Line 181: === Metaphor and literalism === Even if the bible is inerrant, it may need to be interpreted to distinguish between what statements are metaphorical and which are literally true. [[Jeffrey Burton Russell\|Jeffrey Russell]] writes that "Metaphor is a valid way to interpret reality. The 'literal' meaning of words - which I call the overt reading - is insufficient for understanding reality because it ~~can~~ never ~~exhaust~~exhausts realty." <ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=QGU3rN6k7mAC&pg=PA155&dq=metaphor+literal+bible+pope+benedict&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JBK1U-v0NIHaOY6MgAg&ved=0CE8Q6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=metaphor%20literal%20&f=false Russell, J.B., ''Paradise Mislaid: How We Lost Heaven--and How We Can Regain It'', Oxford University Press, 2006, p. 14.]</ref> Also, figures such as [[Scot McKnight]] have argued that the Bible clearly transcends multiple [[Genre\|genres]] and Hebrew prose [[Poetry\|poems]] cannot be evaluated by a reader the same as a science [[textbook]].<ref>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/jesuscreed/2012/05/05/how-do-we-know-when/</ref>

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