So is it safe to say that we are arguing the validity of a book that is "fleshed out" according to peoples pre-existing bias as to what meaning to assign to a word?
Among the books of the bible has there been any study done recording the areas that everybody agrees upon for interpretation even if it means leaving out key features of sentence structure?If so could we not take those areas to give us a basis on which to stand until such time as there is a way to confirm what the areas of the bible that are vague really have to say?
It seems to me that if the bible is the text upon which Christianity places its trust( and by dint of common belief so too Islam) and which people have drilled into their heads from an early age in some instances ,it would behoove the people who are aware of the shaky foundations of the structure of the bible that this become a more common knowledge.Perhaps greater open debate on television on a regular basis.It seems to me that the sorts of issues we deal with here are a "closet" mentality that we really should air since it affects so much of day to day interactions of human beings.
"Oppression can only survive through silence."
Carmen de Monteflores