LH
Most readers of Time don't consider it the word of God, and are therefore free to accept or reject statements in Time. You are talking about a rational viewpoint, based on what a reader knows about facts. Religion, by its basic nature, is irrational, has nothing to do with fact, and is not subject to the same rules.

As to Christianity, Islam, and Judaism sharing the Old Testament, Catholicism and Protestantism share the Old and New Testament and look at the murder done in the name of that distinction.

True believers do indeed believe the Bible was "dictated by God". Makes you wonder why He made Shakespeare a better writer, don't it?