I understand what you are saying... that my understanding of the scriptures may not necessarily be yours. But I also have to believe that when I pray to the Lord to NOT be decieved...that He will protect me from deception. I have prayed this prayer since I came to know Christ as my Savior. And I do realise that God has put in my path people who will help me along on this Christian walk, who correct me when I am heading in the wrong direction...
From what I understand, the Gospel was written by people with first hand accounts of what occurred in the time of Jesus. The best these other historians and Biblical scholars can do is rehash what is already plainly written, to give their own opinions on Biblical texts. The Bible itself was written under Divine inspiration...that cannot be said of the people who, centuries later, wrote their own commentaries on the scriptures. While interesting to get their spin on things..the best evidence is still scripture itself.
God answers the prayers of those he calls His own, who pray according to His will, I have asked not to be decieved and to know the truth, I believe he will keep me on the right path.
Granted, but remember two things. Biblical scholars are tyring to correct or argue against/for other interpretations rather than scripture itself. There are quite a lot of interpretations of scripture that have become so ingrained into Christian culture that they have attained the status of scripture itself. And that IS man made.
Secondly, remember that the bible in your hand is not the actual scripture. Its a translation. A very good translation, made by Godly men who did their very best, but it is a translation and ideas and concepts are distorted in that translation. Inevitably.