"I'm not interpreting it, I'm just reading it!"

[Bill_II]

@J.E.S

I would strongly suggest that one read the actual account, and then determine if it is a parable or not.

I have. Many times. And it doesn’t read like any other historical account in the OT. In fact the first 11 chapters don’t read like the history in Kings for example. I am not sure I would call it a parable but it is definitely not straight history.