I will grant you the second, but not the first. If you post contradictions to this thread, I will ignore them. But if you create another thread you will get plenty of answers, some from me.
As to the issue of misinterpretations, I have found that those who are reading the Bible to support their own agendas often disagree. But those who approach it with a humble heart, searching for what G-d would say, tend to agree strongly even when they have never spoken with each other about the topic before.
That's my experience. Yours may vary.
Shalom.
What are your thoughts about people who approached reading the Bible no differently than how they read any other book? I read it no differently than how I read The Iliad.
That's my experience. Yours may vary.
Obviously, mine did.