"Back then, merely being part of a people or a nation meant that you were not innocent." that is not strictly true. it was practiced happily in the second world war. total war dictates that civillians support the government and army and so by killung them you are destroying the resources of the enemy. isn't the whole not murdering part all talked about when that guy goes up mount sinai?

and as far as them not being trustworthy as translations. the bible was translated by an english king. it used to be read in some other funny language (latin i think) but he employed a few folk to translated it so the uneducated could read (at the same time he created the church of england and stopped being catholic). the bible in that way is not in it's orginal form.