Unless you believe that the Bible is to be taken metaphorically*, you have huge problems:
https://www.atheists.org/activism/resources/biblical-contradictions/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_consistency_of_the_Biblehttps://infidels.org/library/modern/donald_morgan/contradictions.htmlhttps://infidels.org/library/modern/donald_morgan/flaws.htmlhttps://infidels.org/library/modern/donald_morgan/absurd.htmlhttps://infidels.org/library/modern/donald_morgan/atrocity.htmlhttps://infidels.org/library/modern/donald_morgan/precepts.htmlhttps://infidels.org/library/modern/donald_morgan/vulgar.html*There are a few, but likely not many, things in the Bible which could be taken literally, and certainly I do not reject the Bible in it's entirety, since there are a few excellent ethical teachings which I would have to Cherry Pick (which is not appreciated by the more orthodox/traditional types) to show that it has some value.
I prefer teachings/scriptures (like in Taoism/Buddhism etc) which are much better, in my ever so humble opinion.
Taking the Bible literally is like taking Aesop's fables literally.
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edit another result of literalism vis a vis the Bible and religion in general is sectarianism,
The Unitarians* and the Universalist of old saw their interpretation as being quite Biblical
Because the Bible has so many contradictory teachings thousands of sects have arisen cherry picking what supports their views and rejecting those that don't and yet maintaining a somewhat literalistic views. "Liberal" groups reject some or much of the traditional views, for example the United Church of Christ, the Quakers, The Disciples of Christ.
The Mennonites should not be forgotten. While many "Christians" push for War, these people are pacifists.
second edit: * The Unitarians had a long history of toleration going back to the early Reformation:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Torda
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