Old Testament literature and theology teaches the importance of concrete actions.  In the Old testament a person is known by what he or she does.  It is the complete opposite of abstract western culture.  In the west we manipulate the real meaning of actions to serve our contrived ends.  Reality is hidden beneath innumerable layers of lies.  One would have to wear a pair of proverbial  hip boots to get to truth or a carefully redacted version of a myth about a legend that bears some semblance of the truth.