(February 28, 2016 at 1:45 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I don't have an answer to these. Other than what I said in my first response to you, I don't think much about OT stories. I try to follow the examples of Jesus and the teachings of the Church.
From where I'm standing, you should, since it negates the premise of your whole thread. The OT is in no way an original book. It just happens to be taken seriously by a lot of people. It's kind of a sole survivor.
Gods made appearances and interacted with people in virtual all cultures. And people wrote about it or talked about the tales at the campfires. The OT is a set of laws and a behavioral code for a particular society at a particular time. For us, these codes seem abhorrent. But for these people, they were perfectly normal and moral.