This is why if you want to really know the Bible, you'd have to enroll in a course at an accredited Christian college.
Anyways, guess I'm different from all of you in the sense that I don't see the Bible as just a work of fiction. If it was a work of fiction, the way it was written would be much different. It would be more narrative or at least certainly more detailed and cohesive so that the reader was sure to understand it completely and not be confused about times, events, characters, etc. I come from a culture that practices oral transmission for a long time (and even still does). Trust me, non-fiction information is passed down differently than fictional folk tales. Folk tales are very colorful, poetic, and articulated in ways that the audience won't miss a beat. There's no sense in telling a story that nobody understands because then you'd miss the whole point of entertaining the audience.
Anyways, guess I'm different from all of you in the sense that I don't see the Bible as just a work of fiction. If it was a work of fiction, the way it was written would be much different. It would be more narrative or at least certainly more detailed and cohesive so that the reader was sure to understand it completely and not be confused about times, events, characters, etc. I come from a culture that practices oral transmission for a long time (and even still does). Trust me, non-fiction information is passed down differently than fictional folk tales. Folk tales are very colorful, poetic, and articulated in ways that the audience won't miss a beat. There's no sense in telling a story that nobody understands because then you'd miss the whole point of entertaining the audience.
