"Usually the biggest mistake is to take a passage literally when...

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    "Usually the biggest mistake is to take a passage literally when it is only figurative."

    And don't forget the equally biggest mistake of taking a passage figuratively when it was literal.

    And how do you tell the difference? That's when the fighting began.

    Even the mainstream does not have consensus on interpretation.
 
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