Carmen, Thanks for the response. And thanks for the clarification on the last question - that makes much more sense now. Yes, there are plenty of passages in the NT that misquote the OT. Some of that is a translation issue, some is for an agenda that the writer had, and some is probably ignorance, etc. One of my favorite examples is the small misquoting about John the Baptist being the voice of one in the wilderness. Isaiah has a slightly different version of that passage. Of course Isaiah was written for a different people and purpose. The Gospels are written for a different group of people with another purpose. In a sense though I think this makes the Scriptures relatable - isn't this the same thing that still happens today in a variety of settings. People misquote something else to prove their point. Happens in politics a lot. And to some degree the scriptures are political documents as well, so this shouldn't be a surprise.
As to the writers - maybe some were anti-Christians. It really depends on the context. It's like something I learned in seminary that I think you might appreciate. It's the question of why the early Christians fasted on Wednesdays and Fridays. When you ask people this they put on a theological spin to it equating Friday fasting with Good Friday, etc. But the reality is that Christians did this for practical purposes. It depended on whether Jews in their area were persecuted or not. If Jews weren't then the early Christians fasted on the same day as the Jews - Mondays and Thursdays. But if the Jews were being persecuted, then the Christians saw it their benefit to point out how they were not a Jewish sect, but were something different - so they fasted on different days. Fun times!
I can certainly appreciate your faith journey and hold nothing against you. None of this is easy. Life isn't easy. Faith certainly isn't either. I think that's what draws me into these type of things - the complexity and perplexity of it all. It's not nice and simple and clear. It's messy and often looks ugly. The struggle is certainly real. Please know that I really appreciate the conversation and I hope you do as well. You aren't alone in the struggle.
