Interpret The Bible
Depends on who you ask. Anyone can make their own interpretations. People can look at the Bible and have many views on it. The Bible's meanings can relate to multiple situations or issues, and the way a person looks at it, isn't always going to be the same. People have different ideas and points of view. Words change over time, making it difficult to understand but people's understanding can be changed as cultures change. It helps to understand the culture of the time so that you can better understand the parables. It was passed down by word of mouth for many generations before writing was invented and it was written down. When it was written, different versions were written by different people and those versions were later merged. The only correct way to interpret the Bible is to read it and then try to interpret it the best you can. Most typical Christians feel biblical interpretation is situational, where there can be excellent guidance on how to conduct one's self in social and personal and business interactions. There
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The real power lies in the hands of those who write history and create the mythos upon which a society is based. The easiest way to keep people (women, slaves and any other 2nd class citizens) in their place is to say that God ordained it that way and then produce a book to prove it.
There are a billion ways to interpret the Bible, and there are so many factors: what you are taught, what church you go to, how much biblical scholarship you are exposed to, etc. And then the approach TO the Bible must be considered. Because a council said so? Why did they do that? Convenience? Did they intentionally leave out certain books for political reasons, or were they truly guided by the Holy Spirit? And even if we all agreed on one method of interpretation, I cannot conceive that it would be possible that we would all reach the same conclusions which result from that
The real power lies in the hands of those who write history and create the mythos upon which a society is based. The easiest way to keep people (women, slaves and any other 2nd class citizens) in their place is to say that God ordained it that way and then produce a book to prove it.
There are a billion ways to interpret the Bible, and there are so many factors: what you are taught, what church you go to, how much biblical scholarship you are exposed to, etc. And then the approach TO the Bible must be considered. Because a council said so? Why did they do that? Convenience? Did they intentionally leave out certain books for political reasons, or were they truly guided by the Holy Spirit? And even if we all agreed on one method of interpretation, I cannot conceive that it would be possible that we would all reach the same conclusions which result from that