Genesis interpretations - how many are there?

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The fact that xtians have been arguing this among themselves since the beginning speaks volumes.  As comic Lewis Black notes, xtians can't be held responsible for that because it is not their book.  Just one more thing stolen from the jews.

Ironically that's one of the main arguments I use when arguing with the more ultra dogmatic variety within my own faith. Why are we arguing about the literal or allegorical nature of Bereishit 1-3 and making claims to salvation about that? We're not Jewish.

Frankly, Jair, I always get a real charge out of it when xtians try to tell jews how to be jews.  Talk about chutzpah!