Author, D. Denise Dianaty
2 min readJun 7, 2023

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It actually takes a mistranslated and misinterpreted idea of the Bible literally. So much of what fundamentalist Christians cling to so rigidly is the result of a deeply flawed interpretation of often mistranslated texts. A lot English words which used to translate from the original texts simply do not have the nuanced meanings of the ancient Hebrew, Koine Greek, and Aramaic – for example, the multiple gender expressions in the names of God.

Plus, the English translation that came down to us from Latin and old German translations from those original languages. Layer onto it the deliberate impositions in the King James version – one of which was the intentional manipulation of texts to ensconce the idea of the divine right of kings. And, the Bible Canon is not the sum of scriptures which are contemporaneous with the books of Bible – or even slightly predating them.

The canon is really a collection of texts and epistles that had passed among the early churches for three hundred years. Some were not included because they repeated or departed jarringly from the books included. Some were not included because they were known to have been composed well beyond the life of disciples of Christ. Others were left out because they were by women.

There are even some scholars who think Hebrews was written by a disciple of Christ named Priscilla. "Luke was careful to consistently reverse the order (Acts 18:18-19) so that Priscilla’s name always precedes her husband’s. Priscilla was quite significant in the early church as a Bible teacher, church leader and preacher—as evidenced by, among things—that Paul left her and her husband to lead the church in Ephesus."

Then, there's the Gospel of Mary of Magdala. And some scholars think the J Writer may have been a woman of the royal family in the house of Solomon. And, there's new speculation that the Gospel of John may have been written by or sourced from a woman, primarily because it renders the most empowered images of women.

More interesting reading on women authors for sections of scripture: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1244&context=studiaantiqua

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Author, D. Denise Dianaty
Author, D. Denise Dianaty

Written by Author, D. Denise Dianaty

Artist, Poet, author, wife & mom May my epitaph be "She reflected love into the world."

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