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Since their adherents arrive at these conclusions through two entirely different means , an interpretation of the Bible and the scientific method , they are not on par with one another . The Quakers have a literal interpretation of the Bible . It is precisely in this context that the idea of allegory — including , as we will see , allegorical interpretation of the Bible — becomes so important for Maimonides . The church was noted for combining a literal interpretation of the Bible with a tolerance for frontier individualism . A common " proof text " for this idea is found in Philippians 2:12 Biblical inerrancy is also a common position held by fundamentalist Baptists in addition to contextually literal interpretations of the Bible and other fundamentalist theologies . Employing both a philological method and often an ingenious imagination , midrashic writings , which reached their height in the 2nd century CE , influenced later Christian interpretations of the Bible . Responsible interpretation of the Bible by private individuals was thus encouraged by the Reformers .