Totally not your fault for getting it wrong, I only really started reading into Genesis recently, mostly cuz muh antisemitism needs more fodder to call out the Jews who call themselves Israelites.
The more I read, the more complicated and sinister it gets.
Indeed. Happy reading, my friend. God speed, and blessings of knowledge and strength (Body, will, spirit and so on) upon ye.
Quick question:
What do you make of the Old Testament?
In what way? Personally, academically or historically? Do I think it's the 100% truth or more symbolic?
Personally, I think that the Bible is 100% truth, even if some of it may be tainted by human error or malicious translation (Fucking Scofield bible) or schisms (Eastern Orthodox vs Roman Catholic vs Church of England vs Lutheran vs etc. etc. etc.). However, that does not mean it doesn't have symbolism baked into it.
I think we've talked about the tower of Babel before, and you asked me if I thought it was literal. I do believe it was literal, but does not explain all the details in the event. Most people will assume that the tower was built by entirely human hands, but that likely isn't the case. However, I think the details aren't important, so much as what generally transpired.
I can't deny that the "supernatural" exists in the world, and I am very skeptical of historians and scientists regarding biblical history. We all know that they'll happily cover up, destroy or otherwise obfuscate the Truth of the World for their gain. How many times have we heard that Archeologists are deliberately destroying the things they find for seemingly no reason? Or how they'll make claims with no evidence at best, and more evidence to the contrary, then demand you don't believe your ears and eyes but to listen to them?
As I remember seeing it put once, "The Bible is the Why of All Things. Science is Man's journey and discovery of How."