Religion
In reply to the discussion: In your opinion, whose interpretation of the Bible is more accurate? [View all]Heddi
(18,312 posts)The fundamentalists think they're accurate in their translations and interpretations.
Literalists think they're accurate in their translations and interpretations.
Progressives think they're accurate in their translations and interpretations.
What about the books of the bible deemed to inflammatory to be included, that were removed by weary church officials? I would think that reading them and interpreting them would be important, but they're not included anymore.
It's uninterpretable...or more correctly, it's open to infinite interpretation. It's a 2000+ year old book of oral stories, mixed with politics, superstition, ancient laws, customs....it can't be interpreted accurately by anyone. That's why there's so many attempts at interpretation. And they're all equally wrong, and they're all equally valid.