As the Torah contains within its letters all the mysteries of the universe, it's hardly a mere book in the conventional sense. But it does not relate myths (as many Catholics believe) but real historical episodes about real people (though more for moral instruction than as a mere record of history).
I was Catholic for six years.
Of course that's true. The Torah can be seen as a sort of genetic code of Jesus, Who Himself contains all of creation. As St. Paul tells us, the entire universe was created by, through and for Him. It only stand to reason that every bit of it is imbued with His Glory.