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Cal · 08-17-2011, 11:28 AM

One major allegory we have failed to mention is Lee's elaborate equating of the Babylonian captivity and subsequent return to Jerusalem with the Church being "captive" in Christianity and triumphantly returning to the local ground.

One basic problem with this kind of allegorization is that it makes it very easy to prompt the Bible to echo what you already believe.

Returning to Jerusalem could just as easily be equated to returned to "spirit and truth" since that's where Jesus said the "place" God approved of would be.

The problem with any potentially allegorical passage is since the allegorical meaning is so removed from the actual words if the interpretation seems to "work" then those predisposed to believe it are going to run with it, whether it is correct or not.

08-17-2011, 11:28 AM	#150
Cal Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: USA Posts: 4,333	Re: Against LSM's Allegorizing One major allegory we have failed to mention is Lee's elaborate equating of the Babylonian captivity and subsequent return to Jerusalem with the Church being "captive" in Christianity and triumphantly returning to the local ground. One basic problem with this kind of allegorization is that it makes it very easy to prompt the Bible to echo what you already believe. Returning to Jerusalem could just as easily be equated to returned to "spirit and truth" since that's where Jesus said the "place" God approved of would be. The problem with any potentially allegorical passage is since the allegorical meaning is so removed from the actual words if the interpretation seems to "work" then those predisposed to believe it are going to run with it, whether it is correct or not.