(October 19, 2018 at 1:39 am)Whateverist Wrote: It probably doesn't work to apply a modern author/work of fiction idea to these ancient stories which probably evolved from an oral tradition. But regardless, we are still in danger of missing the point of the story by virtue that attempt to impose an order to stories which have different lineages.
I would think the biggest danger arises from attempting to make a story into a historical fact that should be accepted against reason.