How would you describe Rene Girard's hermeneutic approach as he articulates his scapegoat theory?

Question about stacking logic, and maybe this just comes down to attention context.

I have recently encountered a few Bible students who seem to have "stacked" words and logic, and I wonder how far is too far with this, ESPECIALLY when we are describing/interpreting God's character or His actions. (The latter part is because, as some students say, the Bible uses human terms to describe the supernatural I AM). Anyone have a resource on this?

One example is, I asked during Bible study about Jesus' nature as God Incarnate, and bringing Lazarus back to life as written in John 11, "Did Jesus need the messenger whom Mary and Martha sent? He knew on other occasions what people were thinking...." One fellow Bible student replied that when Jesus came to earth he forgot some things about heaven.

Other simpler examples would be, trying to get lots of details about what a parable means, when they're meant to be simple.

TIA for your help!

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What do you think of the use of biblical/scriptural tales as models for other narratives?

For example, I'm looking at various Lives of Saint Patrick and Patrick's confrontation with Loegaire at Tara is modeled on the tale of Nebuchadnezzar and the Golden Idol in Daniel. I was wondering: has anyone come across extensive use of such models as 'Tale-types' for local cultures?