Annie
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The Bible should be technically accurate. Jesus, being fully God, could have drawn the peoples attention to the mustard seed and said that the kingdom of heaven is like the small mustard seed. When Jesus used the superlative term (Examples: smallest, least, etc.) without a qualifier (Example: in this area), he was technically incorrect.
He would not have had to create a different parable or use something that the people did not know of. He could have simply avoided the superlative or supply a qualifier.
He was speaking to his audience. They understood what he was saying. You've managed to give an example of why I believe we interpret the Bible, because the analogies/examples used at that time and place, do not necessarily resonate with today or 500 years ago or in the future.
Your dithering over 'qualifiers' is inane.