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Here’s their simple (yet clever) tactic: they start by saying Genesis 1-11, especially the first three chapters, is Hebrew poetry. Some go further, saying it’s allegory—the words aren’t important; they’re just a literary device God used to teach deeper, hidden truths.

Liberals deny the supernatural elements altogether, claiming the biblical creation account is nothing but an elaborate myth.

The point is, by changing authorial intent, they believe they can change the rules of interpretation too. In plain language, anything goes. Scripture becomes soft clay in the hands of the interpreter, to be molded according to his personal bias.

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