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>>7274042
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Go read some Augustine. Allegory has always been an integral part of biblical exegesis for Catholics. Augustine and Ambrose both readily utilized a certain Neo-Platonic hermeneutic based on Plotinus' philosophy.

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>>7244680
>God supercedes love and hate.

No, God is love. God choose to die for us because He is our loving Father. God loves those who hate Him.

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>>6826707
>dante

He is in my backlog; I feel like I need to read Virgil first.

>bible

Biblia Sacra Vulgata

>catechism

Catholic

>Denomination

Catholic

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>>6775443
The bible has been interpreted metaphorically since literally forever; Augustine, Origen, and Philo of Alexandria all come to mind as early figures offering non-literal readings.

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