As you go further through God's section of the Divine Section, it seems that Codex is a lot less sure of Yahweh's position then Selune's. Where Selune was simple and concise, God has a lot of sections detailing what different scholars think, with different theories
For example, the articles Codex used seems to have scholars arguing about the exact nature of Yahweh in Bronze and Iron Age, and if he was once the Canaanite God El, or something similar. Also, there are a lot of references to "Yahweh and His Asherah." Which is disturbing, because that would mean that God has a wife. Which kind of throws the whole "Father, Son, And Holy Ghost" thing right out the window, along with 2000 years of belief.
Another example, discusses that Kenite traders brought Yahweh to Israel from Midian (the Kenite Hypothesis), meaning that Israel didn't get their view of God from Him, but from merchants. Though again, this view is in dispute, and Codex cannot verify the truth of this.
Of course, you also have the other half of Codex on the desk right now as well, cross-checking everything with Scripture. And even when you're not sure of the exact scripture, Codex can help by showing you the different scriptures until you find the one you're looking for.
You have been taught that the Bible can always prove the Bible. And while you still have lots (and lots) of questions, reading the text does make some things make sense. Even better, you still have the Canon books! And you even found the Gideon's Bible every hotel has, just so you have a version that does not change mid-read. Which you don't think will happen, but why take chances?
The Isrealites worshiping God and Ba'al at the same time is directly mentioned by Elijah in the First Book of Kings, which explains the mixing of worship. Something that seems to change after the Exile. And even if Ba'al was a god, that doesn't violate Scripture. In the Ten Commandments, it says "Thou shall have no other gods before me". There are plenty of times that other gods are acknowledged in the Old Testament, especially when prevailing or lording over them. Like when he humiliated the Egyptian gods during the Ten Plagues.
Of course, you remember plenty of sermons where the Reverend would teach that they weren't truly gods, but demons. And there are the Apocryphal stories about the priests eating the sacrifices for Bel, and Daniel revealing it to the king as proof that Bel was not a god. But as to what is in Canon, the scriptures seem pretty clear, especially with the knowledge you've been given, and the contents of Codex. There are other gods.
Which means Selune being a god does not contradict scripture.
(History Test; 11 + 3 (History) + 1 (Guidance) = 15. DC: 15, 25. DC 15 Passed
The last part is about how the Greeks and Romans looked at Yahweh, and how they used Him and people mentioned in the Bible as invocation of their spells. You actually laugh at the mention of God being spoken of as he was the Jewish version of Dionysus, the Greek God of Wine. There is absolutely no way that's true at all! Nope. None at all.
We are sorry that We cannot be more certain. Codex writes to you. We are unsure why we have more trouble ascertaining the truth about Yahweh. It is possible our travels through the Abyss put us closer to Selune then Yahweh.
"It's okay." You say. "This is proof that God exists. Everything else will be revealed in time."
And if it is revealed that some of your beliefs turn out to be wrong?
You pause, before steeling yourself. "Then I will accept that, and work from there." You don't sound as confident as you'd have hoped, but you know you need to see this to the end, whatever that may be. "But you seem to have a lot of books in the Otherworld Bible."
Ah, the Codex Biblia Sacra…
"Wait, wasn't it the Otherworld Bible?" You interject
It still is. And the Handbook is still the Handbook. But as We are now Codex, We are changing them to fit our naming convention. Hence when We are the Bible, We are Codex Biblia Sacra. When We are the Handbook, We are the Codex Gygax. All together, We are Codex.
As for the contents of Codex Biblia Sacra, that seemed to be much easier to get a hold of. Possibly because We get information differently in that form then as the Codex Gygax. For example: the Gospel of Bethany that you saw being written in real-time. Despite no such book existing, nor any known biblical author named Kevin Smith, the Biblia Sacra interprets it to be a work about God, and thus writes it in, as if it were a book of the Bible. Complete with chapter and verse.
"...but there are lots of works about God! You cannot write them all in!" You exclaim, before a thought strikes you. "Wait, can you run out of room?"
We can, but that would be a problem decades down the line. We are nowhere near that point yet. But We do not write everything. We only write down what is at worst possibly true, at least until We can find out what is actually true. Then We remove anything that cannot be true.
"Okay. That's helpful." You tell Codex as you take it all in ."I suppose we should move onto Jesus…"
We would suggest waiting. We…might have underestimated the amount of information on Jesus. We need to go through. May We suggest going through another section first?
You are annoyed - you are so close to finding out more! - but you understand. And it's not like the book is going to disappear on you. And you're not going to lie, you want to see what Codex has to say about your former church. "Sure." You say. "Can you show me Grace And Love International?"
Of course. We have good news: We have lots of first-hand information on the Faction! Mainly because We spent a bit of time in Reverend Goodfellow's presence right after the portal closed. We would say it was 4 hours before We and the Mask warped from his Lair back to your then-current Location. In the midst of his Lair. His mind was mostly an open book to us.. Though We are only able to display it as Lore and Stat Blocks, We found and recorded a lot.
"Lore and Stat Blocks?"
Yes. Observe…
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Voting Time: In the Combat Section, you will have an injured ally. Who is it?
[] A young woman, saying prayers to Santa Muerte
[] An older man, unkempt and disheveled in camouflage..
[] A middle-age man, his guitar shattered beside him.
[] A lady in a business suit, folders at her side.
[] An old grandma, yelling in rage
