Why any person living in 21-st century North America would want to take advice on how to live from an ancient, desert-dwelling semitic people escapes me. If I had an urge to base my behaviour on ancient peoples' ideology, I'd at least start with my own ancestors, ie, heathens of Europe, or maybe the outlook of indigenous (relatively speaking) people of North America, where I live. But where is there any biological connection to the Middle East for ME? There is no blood connection for me.

Biology (blood) is the basis of culture, and culture is the basis of religion/spirituality.

Mind you, I don't discount all of the teachings of the Bible, not at all. I particularly like, "To everything there is a season," etc. etc. It expresses the ebb & flo of all life just perfectly, and how we must go with that ebb & flo. However, there are other cultures in other places who also understand the push & pull contained in all, tho not expressing it so poetically.