[AnAmericanMother]

Um, do you read Greek? I do. There are disagreements amongst the translations to be sure, but NOT on the core issues that we are discussing. And the surviving Greek texts are early, and complete (in other words, absolutely no evidence of interpolations, so don't bother with that gambit).

The Gospels have as strong or stronger a provenance as ANY texts of that age. And Paul's letters are contemporaneous with the Gospels.

Your reading of Paul sounds suspiciously like a lead-in the "Paul was Gay" argument that I have heard from so many revisionist Episcopalians. Unfortunately, there is not much evidence for this view (other than the self-deluding hopes of the people setting it forth).

[Sunsong]

Um, do you read Greek? I do.

Good for you. That's neat. But it is neither here nor there as to whether I believe the Bible to be translated correctly. Jesus spoke Aramaic for heaven's sakes. But even if you read Aramaic - it wouldn't mean that the Bible was translated correctly or that is wasn't changed for politcal reason over the years.

We're just repeating here. You are free to believe whatever you want to - whatever you choose to. And so am I