The Bible is meant to be read as one Book. Every truth in the Bible is meant to point us towards our salvation. That salvation is Jesus Christ.
Why don't you and the Pope just come out and say that the first eleven chapters of Genesis describe events that never really happened? You're going to an awful lot of trouble to avoid admitting that.
Whereever did you get the idea I believed that? I wrote of one verse that if we were to limit it to its literal interpretation would mean just that and no more. I for one certainly believe God is sovereign over all life and we sure as heck can not put a number to what He owns. I believe 1000 was often used to denote perfection and completeness not necessarily to show us how many there were of something.