Also,
Christians will admit that some stories in the bible are metaphorical and meant for you to lead a better life. Could it be that all of it is metaphorical, including GOD?
How about this… maybe the God of the old testament was just a limited and infallible version of the real true Source of all things. Maybe He was conceived out of wedlock and therefore only had limited power (explains His jealousy). Then since He was conceived this way, His mother was punished and forced to redeem herself by giving of herself to those who are now being conceived under her fallible son. This son then is now the God of the world, and he controls both the good and bad sides, the opposites. Then, since He was so jealous, he told adam and eve they couldnt eat from the tree, because then they would eventually get as much knowledge as Him, maybe even surpass Him and have Life like the higher Gods who were infallable. But then, maybe it wasnt a serpent who “coaxed” eve, maybe it was a dove who told them they should eat, in order to trick the God over the world. The dove was sent from the real God so man could overcome this God of opposites and regain their true birthrights. How about that huh…huh?