Marcus J. Borg Quote
Metaphor means to see as. Metaphorical language is a way of seeing. To apply this to the Bible: the Bible not only includes metaphorical language and metaphorical narratives, but may itself be thought of as a giant metaphor. The Bible as metaphor is a way of seeing the whole: a way of seeing God, ourselves, the divine-human relationship, and the divine-world relationship. And the point is not to believe in a metaphor—but to see with it. Thus the point is not to believe in the Bible—but to see our lives with God through it.
Marcus J. Borg
Metaphor means to see as. Metaphorical language is a way of seeing. To apply this to the Bible: the Bible not only includes metaphorical language and metaphorical narratives, but may itself be thought of as a giant metaphor. The Bible as metaphor is a way of seeing the whole: a way of seeing God, ourselves, the divine-human relationship, and the divine-world relationship. And the point is not to believe in a metaphor—but to see with it. Thus the point is not to believe in the Bible—but to see our lives with God through it.