Food for thought:
- Jesus was a teacher who taught in parables (look not at the exact words but at the "moral of the story").
- The bible (or other holy book) is oral tradition written down. Every society throughout time has had an "oral tradition" that was used to teach and communicate the society's rules and history. As it was "oral" it changed a bit with each person telling it. Early books were handwritten individually which meant that there may have been changes with each "writer". They were written in different languages and then translated -- again, changes with each translation.
- All civilized groups need a method of communicating group "rules" and "words to live by".
- "Political" groups in power will manipulate spoken and written word to make it conform to what they see is the "need".
Isn't all of this just a way of helping us learn how to live with each other in love and harmony and how to not hurt each other? Arguing over whose "way" is "right" has only caused much pain and suffering over the centuries and shows no sign of stopping. All we were meant to learn is love. Everything good flows from that and everything bad comes from when we don't practice love. God's Word is simple: love.