A story that communicates truth through a symbolic understanding of its literal meaning. In allegory, characters, objects, and actions specifically represent things from the parallel spiritual or moral context. An example is in Galatians 4, where Paul interpreted the true story of Hagar (Genesis 16–21) as an allegory to make a point about how the Sinai covenant differs from the new covenant in Christ.
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