Ancient Religious Writings Not Relevant?

I have been thinking a little about some of the things my atheist friends have said or posted on the nets. Since I think arguing is pointless, I don't often respond to those things directly, preferring time to be the teacher. People's hearts, and opinions on these matters usually change slowly, and more often as a result of personal life experience than argumentation. However, there is one statement that I hear often, that I have never seen answered even to my satisfaction, so there is no wonder why it is often repeated by those who have not really thought it through. That is the assertion that the Bible is a set of 2000-6000 year old religious writings that have no relevance to modern societies.

It may be true that the Bible is a set of 2000-6000 year old documents, but, my so-called Atheist friends, please allow me to use that fact against you. Are you trying to say, that in the sum of your many years of existence, that you have accumulated more understanding of human behaviour than the 4000 years of observations recorded in the Bible? I think not.

While it may be true that you could demonstrate that human attitudes and behavior exhibit moderate differences between different cultures, in general, the ways people think and act, have not significantly changed through the course of human history. For example, we are still interested in reading other ancient writings that predate much of the Bible, such as the writings of  Greek authors like Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, because we can identify with the drama in them. Clearly, from the perspective of observing human behavior and psychology, the Bible is a worthy record.

Secondly, the Bible not only records the events, but also gives various perspectives on the same events, and demonstrates the real effects on society of specific human interactions.