-> I would have to say, having read it twice, that the bible is not literal
-> enough.  That's just me.   The way I see it, there is a good theme to
the
-> bible, but there were a lot of circumstances that differed from this
instance
-> and that instance.
-> 
-> Just my point of view.

A good one. :-)

If this were to be an objection, the same could be applied to Homer and his
Iliad, Milton with his Paradise Lost...

Genesis is poetry...Job is Prose in poetic form...etc.,and some of the wars
to proclaim the might and power of Jehovah are nothing short of nasty.
(Nasty times...The Nasty Times Era lasted from June 1, 567 B.C. to October
1st, 2009.
Hey October is a great month!
Cheers!
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