What is an overview of non-literal methods of interpreting the Bible in Christianity?

Following my viewing of this superb discussion between the previous Archbishop of Canterbury and Richard Dawkins: [Dialogue with Richard Dawkins, Rowan Williams and Anthony Kenny (YouTube)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bow4nnh1Wv0) . . . I understood that Archbishop Rowan Williams interpreted the Genesis creation account not perhaps as literal but to be understood as a theme: God created everything and created man in His image. What is an overview of Christian approaches to the Bible that utilize a non-literal method of interpreting the various texts of the Bible? Here are two examples of what I might mean by "non-literal interpretation" in particular stories in the Bible: - Noah's ark: not perhaps to be read as a literal historical account, but rather as a story in which God offers salvation to all those who will "come aboard the ship of faith" - Samson and Delilah: Samson's power was "cut off" through the temptation of a woman