Biblical literalism has never been believed? Am I missing something? Ok, present time aside, do you actually think the ancient Israelites didn't believe in the flood or Adam and eve? Jesus referenced the flood as if was a historical event. Jesus family tree leads back to Adam. Do you really think that the state run church that was burning people that didn't agree the earth was flat had the presence of mind to say "Well adam and eve weren't really people, obviously civilization didn't spring from one couple" when even a disturbing number of modern people can't even figure that out?
Obviously while the bible was being written and since it's been "completed" so to speak, people have taken the bible literally, so maybe I'm missing something when you say "Biblical literalism has never actually been believed". Maybe you care to elaborate kasz, because I'm not following.
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