Brian writes:
This one dimensional view means that one misses out on some wonderful allegories, some very funny puns, and other literary devices that make the Bible a very complex collection of ancient texts
I wouldn't see anything one dimensional about it, rather I find myself enjoying Gods utilisation of actual history events as a (literal) literary device - similar to how a storyteller would operate when constructing fiction.
Take the Exodus for example. You'll be aware of the parallels to be drawn between OT and NT blood covering. God issues the instruction to the Israelites in order to constuct the NT parallel? What's to stop him so constructing the tapestry of the total story.
For if nothing to stop him, then your argument relies on:
a) A denial of the miraculous (the acceptance of which is not peculiar to the literalists you are attempting to take to task)
b) The historical case you make. But your historical take generally doubts Jesus existance - or if so, his having done as he is reported to have done - which means your argument, again, is not peculiar to the literalist