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The original story is Sumerian and it predates the bible's version for about a millenium, right?
"The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia. Dating from the Third Dynasty of Ur (circa 2100 BC), it is often regarded as the first great work of literature. The literary history of Gilgamesh begins with five Sumerian poems about 'Bilgamesh' (Sumerian for 'Gilgamesh'), king of Uruk. These independent stories were later used as source material for a combined epic....Approximately two thirds of this longer, twelve-tablet version have been recovered. Some of the best copies were discovered in the library ruins of the 7th-century BC Assyrian king Ashurbanipal."
Pretty much the whole thing is folklore. Yes, some real people and places are mentioned, but that doesn't mean that the described events actually happened or that all of the characters were real people.
The movie Ghostbusters takes place in the city, county, and state of New York, but that doesn't mean the events really happened.
Heretic!
Then, during the third reconciliation of the last of the McKetrick supplicants, they chose a new form for him: that of a giant Slor! Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!
I get what the OP is saying, but his info is not exactly accurate, either. Those first seven books were not all written in the same period and not in the order in which they are presented in the Bible.
You could all join us in reading, "Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years" by Diarmaid MacCulloch, which discusses these topics objectively, and join us on the book discussion thread. I found it interesting that MacCulloch states what Thomas Cahill stated in his book, The Gifts Of The Jews: Moses is an Egyptian name, not a Hebrew name. While that little bit of info certainly doesn't make the Exodus story accurate, it does raise the question as to why the Israelites' main hero had such a name. There likely was some early basis to the story of some slaves in Egypt, which then grew and became embellished over time.
"The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia. Dating from the Third Dynasty of Ur (circa 2100 BC), it is often regarded as the first great work of literature. The literary history of Gilgamesh begins with five Sumerian poems about 'Bilgamesh' (Sumerian for 'Gilgamesh'), king of Uruk. These independent stories were later used as source material for a combined epic....Approximately two thirds of this longer, twelve-tablet version have been recovered. Some of the best copies were discovered in the library ruins of the 7th-century BC Assyrian king Ashurbanipal."
I think even C.S. Lewis said that much of the OT is quite possibly Jewish legends. It doesn't mean that God didn't intend to have them in the Bible, but that their purpose was that of a legend for the Jewish people.
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