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PattyPryor
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Does anyone have a good list of what religions or denominations take the Bible literally?
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PaulfromIowa
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The Catholic Church takes the Bible literally as the inspired Word of God.
The Catechism on Scripture:
vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p1s1c2a3.htm
The Catechism on Scripture:
vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p1s1c2a3.htm
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ltwin
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Depends on what you mean by “literally”? Some people say they are “Biblical literalists” but what they really mean is that they take the Bible seriously as an authority for life and faith. They don’t choose some parts of the Bible to take seriously while they overlook others as being outdated or “metaphorical” (as some of the more “liberal” or “progressive” Christian groups tend to do).Does anyone have a good list of what religions or denominations take the Bible literally?
Then there are others who say they are “Biblical literalists” and handle serpents and drink posion as a sacrament. Yet, these same biblical literalists do not believe that Jesus was speaking literally when he said "this is my blood . . . "
So, there are all sorts of churches who take the Bible “literally” on all sorts of issues, while at the same time not taking the Bible literally on other issues.
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Michael_Mayo
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110 In order to discover the sacred authors’ intention, the reader must take into account the conditions of their time and culture, the literary genres in use at that time, and the modes of feeling, speaking and narrating then current. “For the fact is that truth is differently presented and expressed in the various types of historical writing, in prophetical and poetical texts, and in other forms of literary expression.”The Catholic Church takes the Bible literally as the inspired Word of God.
The Catechism on Scripture:
vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p1s1c2a3.htm
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HungerNThirst4R
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Some protestant churches, such as those who endorse creationism heavily, take verses such as those that say the Earth is only a couple thousand years old for face value.
Of course as Catholics we stand by faith and reason, reason in the sense that perceptions of the authors of certain books or passages relied on their environment and time period, therefore not everything is to be analyzed by todays standards. This however in no way negates the actuality of the Holy Spirit working through them to get across greater truths.
Of course as Catholics we stand by faith and reason, reason in the sense that perceptions of the authors of certain books or passages relied on their environment and time period, therefore not everything is to be analyzed by todays standards. This however in no way negates the actuality of the Holy Spirit working through them to get across greater truths.
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