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Originally Posted by analog
It's a book of lessons, of morality, of doing what is right in the face of wrong. It is about being tested by evil and overcoming it, using storytelling to convey the ways and means.
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while i agree with you about the problem of people taking too literal a interpretation, it's innaccurate to describe the book primarily as a book of lessons and such.
the bible, first and foremost, is meant to be a revelation of God's role as creator and sustainer of the world as revealed in his love for his people (Torah and Old Testament) as well as redeemer and savior of mankind through Christ (New Testament).
Moral lessons are part of it, but they compliment the larger message of the supremacy/sovereignty of the Father and the redemption of mankind. whether or not you buy this aspect of scripture, that was certainly the intent of its authors.