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Metaphors of unity and integration take us only so far, because they are derived from the finiteness of the human mind.

Metaphors of unity and integration take us only so far, because they are derived from the finiteness of the human mind.

Northrop Frye
Unity, Mind, Metaphor
Northrop Frye, Alvin A. Lee (2006). “The Great Code: The Bible and Literature”, p.189, University of Toronto Press

It seems clear that the Bible belongs to an area of language in which metaphor is functional, and were we have to surrender precision for flexibility.

Northrop Frye
Language, Surrender, Metaphor
"The Great Code: The Bible and Literature". Book by Northrop Frye, 1981.

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