2) figurative / symbolic / allegorical interpretation. 3) a mixture of both. Does either the Bible or Catholicism require, for example, the serpent in Genesis to be taken absolutely literally in all ...
In our Gospel today, Jesus cryptically says, “And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up” (John 3:14). Strange. Turning to the Old Testament story to ...