“In order to get over the ethical difficulties presented by the naive naturalism of many parts of those Scriptures, in the divine authority of which he firmly believed, Philo borrowed from the Stoics (who had been in like straits in respect of Greek mythology), that great Excalibur which they had forged with infinite pains and skill—the method of allegorical interpretation. This mighty 'two-handed engine at the door' of the theologian is warranted to make a speedy end of any and every moral or intellectual difficulty, by showing that, taken allegorically or, as it is otherwise said, 'poetically' or, 'in a spiritual sense,' the plainest words mean whatever a pious interpreter desires they should mean.” DivineAuthorityDifficultyScriptureInterpretationEthicalGreek MythologyTheologianNaturalismAllegoryStoicsExcaliburAllegorical Interpretation Book:The Evolution Of Theology: An Anthropological Study Source: The Evolution Of Theology: An Anthropological Study
“The paths people choose in life can lead to the creation or destruction of people, places, things, and relationships. The future is uncertain, but what is certain is there will be change.” AdventureFutureSatireDystopiaPolitical SatireAllegorical Interpretation Book:The Zoo: An Allegorical Adventure Source: The Zoo: An Allegorical Adventure