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Originally posted by Eve
You need an option that says "I believe the bible may be a representation of some historical events and nothing else".
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No, I don't.
The bible is pretty much centered around a single theme: God. The fact that there happen to be some historical facts in it as well does not change that.
For instance, the sentence "On 11 September 2001 Allah's mighty fist came down and smashed the WTC in New York" is untrue, even though it does reference a historical fact.
Likewise, not all single facts in the bible have to be false for the bible itself to be false. A fictional novel that references existing places, objects, people and events is still a fictional novel. It all comes down to the main theme, really.