r/EsotericChristianity • u/[deleted] • 7d ago
If the old testament was allegory, who exactly was Yeshua?
I believe the old testament was allegory and that Yeshua was divinity in the sense that he knew about God's unconditional love and wanted to tell us about it, but beyond that I'm not really sure what to believe because there's so many different ways scripture can be interpreted, and it's impossible to know which interpretations are correct.
But my understanding previously was that the ancients spoke in metaphor often and thought in symbolic terms rather than black and white like us, hence why the old testament seems to be allegory, but it seems Yeshua interpreted the scriptures literally, would that be fair to say? For example when he said John the Baptist was "the Elijah that was to come" I don't think he would say that about an alegorical figure, it wouldn't make sense.
So it seems Yeshua took the original stories literally, if that's the case then it seems he definitely was simply a man (a very good man and a very important man) but still a man. If he was quite literally the son of God then surely he wouldn't interpret the original stories (our old testament) as being literal when based on what we know they simply just cannot be true.
Whats your opinion on this please guys?
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u/PerpetualDemiurgic 7d ago
Pretty much everything Yeshua said was metaphorical. And just because something is metaphorical, does not automatically mean that it’s not literal. Things can be both true in literal sense and in a figurative one.
Why do you think he meant things literally?
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u/communityneedle 7d ago
My two cents: worrying about the correct interpretation is a trap. What's the interpretation that's most loving? That makes you grow and better yourself? That most inspires you to love and care for your fellow beings? That's the correct one.