I know the bible is the word of God so also was the scroll that the Pharisees and Sadducee had then when Christ came to the scene but, they were blind and lack revelation of who Christ was. It is possible to know bible and not have the revelation that is therein. More also it is very very possible to have knowledge of the bible and to not know the God of the Bible. So, the letter killeth but it the Spirit that giveth life.
I partly dis-agreed with you that we christian of 21st century had more than the 12 did and if that is the truth then where is the fruits? "Wisdom is justify by her Children".
The little they had cause them to turned the whole world upside down but the more we accumulated made us to mingle with world.
Our problem is not in the "word knowledge" but our problem is lack of "REVELATION" of Christ.
I totally agreed with you on this. They change their ideas to fit the word which mean they left their own ground and came into God's own ground. But what led them into that? It is revelation of Christ!!!
It is a man that lack revelation of Christ and His church that twist the word of God to fit(suite) his own agendas!!