When looking at ancient texts, there's a continuum between "fiction" and "documentary". The biblical texts are not fiction in the same way that, say, Harry Pott

When looking at ancient texts, there's a continuum between "fiction" and "documentary". The biblical texts are not fiction in the same way that, say, Harry Potter is fiction, but they are also not very accurate documents and in the way that Will Durrant's The Story of Civilization is a documentary work. You need to read the bible much more critically if you want to use it to learn about history (absolutely fine to read it uncritically if it is an important part of your faith, of course).