Even if it is all a myth, reading the bible makes one a well rounded reader. Waaaaay too many relevant stories and people and quotes to dismiss it as garbage with no value. It is still quoted wnd alluded to by folks who have no idea what they are saying. It is the bedrock of western literature and consciousness. Imo.
And i am an apostate. For the record.
I think you misunderstood what I was eluding to. The Bible is 100% absolute truth. But, when man puts his spin on it, the result too often becomes embellished rhetoric with little meaning or application.
By the time Jesus came along, the Pharisee's had conjured up 5,000 pages of drivel enumerating to the unwashed masses what the 4th Commandment meant. Most of the highbrowed and haughty language I see used in most discussions about religious matters falls into this category as well.