When we talk about “earthshaking” events and even “apocalyptic” ones without meaning either term literally. And so it is not inappropriate that interpreters have been asking whether ancient authors of apocalyptic literature, or who use imagery characteristic of such sources, meant everything they said literally.
Two blog posts today touch on this topic: Daniel Kirk posts on Mark 13 and the fall of Jerusalem; Andrew Perriman posts on Resurrection, rapture and relevance.
No thoughts of my own to share at this point (although I’ve touched on this subject and related ones in the past, I think). But since this topic has come up in the comments section of my review of Dale Allison’s book, I thought I’d share these links, and encourage ongoing discussion of this interesting topic.
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