Sure, it may be only a novel. But what are the Gospels? Stories that were written decades after the events of the feelings after, opinions and beliefs of each author? How to be sure that this really is reality, not distorted facts! The Gospels of divine inspiration or human inspiration? The culture was very different at the time, the woman was considered inferior way. Is this perhaps divine inspiration? For me the answer is clear. So why not accept the idea that things could have been different ...
