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Old 03-14-2008, 07:33 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by john76 View Post
The question, though, is how did the New Testament have the effect that it did if it was originally only interpreted as metaphorical insight?
I am no expert in these matters
I asked a similar question when I came across this possibility.
The only useful answer I got (at least my interpretation of it) was 'does it matter?'
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