Most of the bible is written in metaphysical and/or allegorical spin.. The only way NOT to spin it is to provide personal opinion or the opinion of others.. Course the inherent spin is God's spin.. re-spinning (by humans) is done also..
How do you get the PURE stuff in the bible?..
Well that takes the Holy Spirit.. You know, THE REASON Jesus left the Holy Spirit to mop up after his ascension.. i.e. comforter/paraclete/Holy Spirit.. Else why was the "baton" passed to the Holy Spirit..
What you are trying to say, without succeeding, is that most of the Bible is allegorical and refer to the metaphysical. Some of it certainly is. Most is not. There is nothing allegiorical or metaphysical in the passages in question:
20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, offering up Isaac his son upon the altar? 22 Seest thou, that faith did co-operate with his works; and by works faith was made perfect? 23 And the scripture was fulfilled, saying: Abraham believed God, and it was reputed to him to justice, and he was called the friend of God. 24 Do you see that by works a man is justified; and not by faith only?(James 2)
54 ... Amen, amen I say unto you: Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you. 55 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath everlasting life: and I will raise him up in the last day. 56 For my flesh is meat indeed: and my blood is drink indeed.
(John 6)