There is no such thing as a non-ideological reading of the Bible. Even if someone were to remove problematic passages, people could still read the texts to support their own ideology. A fourth problem is that texts can be oppressive and liberating at the same time. The exodus story is good news for the Israelites but bad news for the Egyptians. It is not always easy to identify who the liberators and oppressors are.
Liberators stand in dialogue with and in response to oppressors.
Texts supporting liberation may also legitimate violence against others. It is difficult to separate liberation from oppression. Some people misuse the Bible by misunderstanding its message. Scholars using the disciplines of exegesis and hermeneutics strive to understand texts in their own contexts and to relate these texts to new contexts today. The use of critical methods for the study of the Bible can help people understand biblical texts better and apply them more responsibly.