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The Bible is vague and ambiguous because it is not an instruction book nor was it ever intended to be. The concept of history DIDN'T exist when most of the Biblical stories were first passed down from generation to generation, and it BARELY existed when the New Testament stories were written. Literature had little to no focus on history or literal acuracy and almost complete focus on general messages.
The Bible is not a book that tells you "how to get into Heaven" and it is not a book that gives clear cut ways to live your life. It is a collection of (mostly mythological - i.e. not historically accurate) stories which represent humanity's relationship to God in one way or another. The minute one starts to look at it as more than that is when you start running into trouble.
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"Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling
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