Good to hear from you again, Christopher,
I posted this on another thread. It might also be of interest to you as you work through your thoughts on how to understand Genesis. I just bought myself a copy, because I’m also considering new perspectives (although, as opposed to very figurative interpretations, I have a preference for finding a way to reconcile human evolution with a historical Adam and Eve)
This is another book on the topic of the Genealogical Adam and Eve hypothesis that recently published:
The Generations of Heaven and Earth | WipfandStock.com
From what I read online, unlike the Joshua Swamidass book, The Genealogical Adam and Eve, this book by Jon Garvey seems to go into less detail about the science, and more into the theological implications of the theory. Here’s a summary from the publisher about the points made in the book:
https://try.wipfandstock.com/the_generations_of_heaven_and_earth/