now this may be interpreted allegorically : these women are two covenants.
这都是比方:那两个妇人就是两约。
in fact,a lot of historians don「t like him because he tends to read scripture allegorically in different places.
事实上,很多历史学家不喜欢他,因为他经常有把经文寓言化的倾向。
to ahab, killing the whale becomes the ultimate goal in his life, and this observation can also be expanded allegorically so that the whale represents everyone」s goals.