Interpretation

Continuing on in the Good Book, and I came to the chapter about interpretation. It is such a tricky idea of people everywhere, with different view points, beliefs, lives, ideals etc interpreting the bible. to me, the bible should be a piece of information/history that should (key word should) unite people and bring them together. but more often than not, the bible creates more trouble than needed. as individuals we do interpret everything in life differently, and the bible is no exception to that.  Gomes states, "interpretation is the fuel that drives understanding." (33). I think this a great statement. we desire to understand the unknown and the unfamiliar. we long to comprehend what we often times cannot fathom, and for me this is the interpretation of the bible/religion itself. just some random thoughts i had...