[GonzoII]

"My copy of the Catholic NAB says that TOBIT and JUDITH are religious NOVELs."

I'll leave it experts to decide what kind of literary genre these books were written in and that of course comes from the commentary.

If God inspired someone to write a "novel" to convey religious truth then praise the Lord. It would still be God's novel and I'll read it.

[arthurus]

The story of Noah has been placed in the category of “novel” as well.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

****If God inspired someone to write a “novel” to convey religious truth then praise the Lord. It would still be God’s novel and I’ll read it. ***

One could easily hijack the thread here. Some make that same claim about a novel written about 1830 New York and is the prime belief of a certain Presidential candidate. That false book is still printed in Salt Lake City.

But then there are lots of others such as THE AQUARIAN GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST that also make that claim.