Philipvs and Rhyfelwyr, you wouldn't happen to know this one, would you?

I've been pondering what I learned about christianity in my childhood, as it seems that I've learned two odd things. I thought it was the normal variant of christianity until I was around 16 or 17 I think, when I learned that the "rest of the christian world" thought the exact opposite. And I'm curious as to what version of christianity I've been exposed to.... So here are the two things:

1. I was thought that the word of the bible was absolute, delivered by god through the holy ghost, who "possessed", in lack of a better term, all the various writers of the bible, thus making it god's own words. Also, the holy ghost has protected every single translation of it, so every translation of the bible is just as correct. But the normal view is that the bible was written by men, isn't it?

2. Judas and the way he betrayed Jesus. I was taught that Judas did not betray Jesus. He was told by Jesus to do what he did, and that it was all part of Jesus' grand plan. And also that Judas was reluctant to do it, because of his great love for Jesus...

So, could anyone clear this one up for me? I'd be most grateful