If we are going to better understand the biblical text we first need to acknowledge the challenges we face when it comes to reading and understanding the biblical narrative. 

Resources:

http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/New_Testament_Greek/Text/Metzger-TranslationProblems03-BS.pdf#:~:text=Problems%20involved%20in%20translating%20the%20Scriptures%20are%20many.,punctuation%20of%20the%20Hebrew%20and%20the%20Greek%20texts.

Further reading on the cultural and social context of the Bible. Non affiliated links.

"Cultural Tools for Interpreting the Good News" John J. Pilch

"Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes" E. Randolph Richards & Brandon J. O'Brien

"Honor, Patronage, Kindship, & Purity" David A deSilva

"The Social Sciences and New Testament Interpretation" Richard Rohrbaugh 

"Modeling Early Christianity" Philip F. Esler

"The New Testament World" Bruce J. Malina