Man dies, reveals GOD is NOT WHAT RELIGION teaches !

Just goes to show, that much of the Bible is not to be taken literally, but has many myths, legends and influences rooted in the ancient Middle East, as well as, the Mesopotamian and Semitic world from whence it came. And the purpose of its writings, seems to have been, to establish Jewish genealogy and its own unique religion, upon which its society (or Kingdom) was eventually built; founded on the belief in a monotheistic deity. Hence, the term that came to be known as "the people of the book." That's one of the main things that set the Jewish people apart from most of the other cultures (and religions) of its day, is that they eventually wrote everything down, and transcribed it from generation to generation. And that's why we still have the Bible to this day. And that's also why, many of its writings seem strange (and sometimes even contradictory) and are not to be taken literally (if you have any common sense) as it is basically coming from an ancient (and nomadic) world to begin with. (Although, in all fairness, most of the writings of King's David and Solomon for instance, seem to be much more positive and Universal, about their particular belief in the nature of the Jewish God, apart from the Mosaic Law. Which is probably, at least in part, the reason Christianity, with all its own contradictions, became such a widespread, universal religion. But also, ironically, by its very nature, a religion that has often been hijacked and used by grifters, crazy people, and those with their own selfish agenda). Case in point...

"I read the entirety of the Pentateuch recently out of academic curiosity and more than once found myself thinking, "Wait, what? You just told me that / you repeated that three times now / that directly contradicts last chapter. If it were written by a single author, they were clearly in the late stages of severe cognitive decline." 

-YouTube Viewer

"I always thought of the bible as just a book of rules, but now I see that it is much more a collection of understanding a culture." -YouTube Viewer