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[quote=Anonymous]I'm more spiritual than religious.  And I'm a minister.  The stories you speak of are simply that - stories.  They are meant to teach life lessons.  When you stop thinking of them as literal, historical fact, and view them as lessons,  you may see more value.  You would agree that "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" uses a simple story to teach a valid life lesson, right?  It's the same with many Bible stories.  The story of David and Goliath demonstrates that power isn't always related to size.  Noah's Ark could be used to teach the importance of being prepared, thinking clearly in crisis, and perseverance under difficult circumstances.  The Creation story in Genesis is beautiful poetry that does an amazingly good job of describing  the evolution of our wold if you don't read it literally.   Of course, people of faith would add trusting God, obedience,  etc.

Jesus spoke in parables all the time, yet so many Christians insist on literal translation of ancient text. I've never understood that.  Bible stories are a part of our culture.  I think they should be taught the way all ancient literature is taught.  If you are a person of faith, you'll obviously view them differently.  However, the stories have value to everyone.  They are stories of ancient people seeking to explain the world.  [/quote]

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