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Ok, Mike, now I understand. I tho't you might have been referring to the list of questions about the Virgin Birth, which I freely admitted were cut & pasted from another venue, tho' originally submitted there by me (under a different screen name). Mike, here are my exact, original words: 'The Writings, on the other hand, are a combination of theology, history, inspiration, and story telling, factual and fictitious. No claim of 'literal truth' was ever made here until Fundamentalist Christians began putting their own 'spin' on the Bible.' Now, Mike, I think, or hope, that the two of us, make that the three of us, you, caf, and myself, can agree that the phrase 'factual and fictitious' speaks for itself, and denotes a combination of the true and the fanciful, even tho' the latter could possibly have some historical foundation. A good example in modern times is the late Alex Haley's novel 'Roots', which he always admitted was mostly fiction but partly extensively-researched historical fact. Obviously, if something is part fact and part fiction, it is not 'total literal truth'. I think, once again, the original words speak for themselves and there is no difference in meaning between the former and latter posts. If this does not answer your question, please let me know and we can discuss it further.
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