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The difference is that the Bible makes obvious claims towards its historicity. The one which most immediately comes to mind is when Paul states that if Christ has not risen from the dead, then we are fools. The Greek tragedies either also claim to be historical (for example, the Iliad), and are generally accepted to be based in historical fact (at least, since that one German guy excavated Troy); or, they make no real claim towards historicity.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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