The Christian community might have been spared centuries of pain if figures like Saul of Tarsus and the author of Revelations had not drastically influenced its trajectory.
Mark Twain's observation that the Bible is akin to a drug store reveals how interpretations shift over time, while the text itself remains unchanged in its authority.
Historical atrocities, such as the witch hunts justified by biblical texts, highlight a disturbingly static nature of religious documents in contrast to evolving moral understandings.
The persistence of outdated and harmful texts, despite changing practices, underlines the danger they pose, making it clear that literature can have severe, long-lasting consequences.
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