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Originally Posted by SeattleUte
So where does alegory end and factual truth begin? Is the whole trip to the Americas, clear up to the Lamanite annihilation of the Nephites, parable? What about the plates left in the hillside? Was that parable/allegory, the plates symbolizing a concept, left by someone's alter ego, the angel Moroni a symbol of something? It sounds like the makings of an interesting Sunstone article anyway.
Tex, buddy, what's your take on this?
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The factual truth begins when the book is internalized and we are born again. That's the only truth that matters. Nephi/Alma/Moroni are of no use to any of us.
I don't know, nor do I care, where actual things are on the spectrum.
And yes, it is useful to wonder what things might symbolize.