>>I always prefer to go to the bible if there
>>is a difference in the viewpoint of literature.
In the Bible “The Farm” is named Ba’al.
That Ba’al isn’t a deity - it’s a pattern of human behavior repeatedly illustrated in both the Old and New Testaments.
It’s the collective state-establishment the characters worshiped and served - and were ultimately, repeatedly, enslaved by.
“...they worshiped and served created things... and because of this...”
Romans 1.
Same Ol’ Bull, different municipal toilet.
No, I take it literally. Baal meant lord and it was a demonic deity. There is no “pattern of human behavior” without entities around which it forms. Ephesians 6.