The point of the book is the book, in my opinion, 17. And the effect it has on the world. Just like everything else. But, like, the original point, from the point of view of the people that wrote it, was a recorded history. A written record of all of that people's oral tradition.
Shawn, no, that's the problem, Christians don't take the bible literally and in the context that it was written. They try to pull more out of it than there is. They reinterpret it to fit whatever needs arise. The problem with looking at it metaphorically is that everyone will see different metaphores. I just try to look at it as what it is. A book. Written by people. About people. And sometimes God, from those people's perspective and understanding of him.
Ain't that enough? Does it all have to make sense and connect? I mean it's a bunch of texts mashed together into a whole, with a lot of the pieces tossed aside. How connected could it really be?
I think people look at the bible like they look at clouds. They see what they want to see. Like ink blots. And that's kinda telling...
