There are many, many people who have written “books” that have been in and out of the Bible throughout the years. The Catholic Church has whole “books” that are not in a Protestant Bible, and the Jewish faith uses only the Old Testament.
God did not write the Bible, men who claimed to be visited by the spirit or were around during the time of Jesus wrote the books of the Bible. Some, like Paul, were Pharisee and brought their beliefs and teachings into “laws” that had to be followed to be righteous with God.
My main point, is that every single thing in the Bible is open to interpretation with the exception of these: The Ten Commandments, and Jesus giving two instructions (love thy God above all others, and love thy neighbor as thyself) for Grace.
When reading the Bible to get full context, you have to remember that people are imperfect and have imperfect memories, and that you need context to really get the meaning behind what you read.
Now that I have bummed you all out for the day, on with your laughter.
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