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The Allegory of Two Women, Two Sons, Two Covenants, and Two Cities (Galatians 4:21-5:1)

In Galatians 4:21-5:1, Paul does something that he very rarely does; he uses allegory.  Allegorical interpretation of scripture is not normative for Paul, and for that matter, should not be normative for us.   An allegorical interpretation is when a story becomes a symbol that represents something else.  The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is an allegory by C.S.Continue reading “The Allegory of Two Women, Two Sons, Two Covenants, and Two Cities (Galatians 4:21-5:1)”