Who is pitting one book of the Bible against another?

Lutero:

And the "word of God is that God" spoke to humans and chose a nation and raised up son random guy to die. But Christ depends on Genesis, and the reason He came is also dependant on Genesis.

What does any of that have to do with the fact that the Bible is not a 20th Century science book?

What makes Exodus more historically important than Genesis?

Who said it was?

Or what makes Joshua more historically important than Genesis?

Again, who is pitting one book of the Bible against another? The only one doing that is you.

We have no other evidence of the ark of the covenant than the biblical record, so why should we believe it was real and not just an allegorized way in which God was with His people.

As for me, the Church tells me so. As for you, I don't know why you believe or disbelieve the Word of God. But I know this. The Bible says:

Ephesians 3:10

King James Version (KJV)
¹⁰ To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

And the Church which teaches the wisdom of God, tells me to believe the Word of God in Scripture.

Let me ask you, prior to a certain date, there was no evidence outside of the Bible that the Hittites existed; so if the evidence of their existance was still wanting today, would you accept they existed, or would you accept them as being a myth to explain things or an allegory for struggles against sins?

The Catholic Church teaches that they existed. Therefore, I would believe the Catholic Church.

By the way, when the OT treats on history, it's extremely cut-and-dry and step-by-step and straight forward and deeply laid in fact after fact after fact and gives more info than a New York Times story ever does over a particular instance.

If that were true, then why are you wondering whether Genesis is poetry? I would think a NY Times article would identify something as poetry if that is what the article were about?

Soooo, the question remains, what does any of that have to do with the fact that the Bible is not a 20th century science book? The Bible is a historical book. But it is not a science book revealing every mystery of God. Only the Spirit can plumb the depths of God:

1 Corinthians 2:10

King James Version (KJV)
¹⁰ But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

Sincerely,

De Maria