How Literal is Genesis

Hi, Pete! In a nutshell, my take on Genesis is that it was a compilation of legends, oral traditions, and later writings of men from a long time ago.Is it literal? Well, I believe that In The Beginning, God created the (Universe). Beyond that, I have no idea whether the folks mentioned in Genesis actually existed or not.When asking myself the questions you brought up, I would ask myself what the intentions of these early human authors were. Among my questions to myself are these:

Is there a living Spirit of God that imparts a living truth and revelation into man?(human authors) If so, would not these early authors have had a better view of how reality actually operates? Could not God have imparted enough revelation into them to explain Genesis in terms that are comprehend-able to us today?

Is it important for Genesis to be literal? Ken Ham emphatically says yes but I do not agree with him. After all, according to your O.P. we are assuming that evolution is rational and valid. I see and have no problems with this.

Would the message of the Bible be any less true if none of these people actually existed? Thats a whole topic unto itself, though!

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Edited by Phat, : spelling

Lets go out on the limb, here. Would it matter to you if Jesus never actually existed but only the stories and legends?To me it would matter because the entire idea of god becoming man would have to be literal for the impact to have any real meaning.