WHAT WERE HIS INTENTIONS?

Exaggeration has been used in literature for over two thousand years as a powerful way to drive home a message. Although the contemporary term for deliberate use of exaggeration in drama/literature is called hyperbole, it is important to recognize that the original users of this style of writing/storytelling had no use for such literary terms. What they were interested in was conveying a message that they felt so passionately about sharing that they were willing to risk a certain amount of misinterpretation.

Exaggeration by hyperbole is considered an acceptable literary strategy and can be found in all languages. It serves the author as an effective tool for creating a vivid picture for the reader. Unfortunately, when it comes to Bible text, use of exaggeration is often times yet another cause for disagreement and controversy. There will always be those who tend to interpret the Bible more literally than others. Many believe that the entire Bible is God’s word and God “spoke” on

“That day, ALL the people and ALL of Israel understood that the king had had no part in the murder of Abner, son of Ner.” (2 Sam 3:37)

“Why do you concentrate on the speck of dust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?”

“It would be easier for a camel to fit through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of Heaven.” (Matt 19:24)

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