And, in such paradoxes, lies the key to discerning what are impositions of men on the God-inspired text.

The only declarative statement in all the Bible of just what God is says, "God is love" and furthermore that, if we know love we know God. [1 John 4] I find that when I read through that lens, such impositions of period, culture, or specific incidence by men is easier to discern.