Of course we know the Bible is bull shit. But I don't believe it was written to control people, people just let it control them. Otherwise you can say that anything written was written to control people which of course doesn't make sense. Consequently the Koran was written to control people and The Cat in the Hat was written to control little kids, and on and on. The book isn't the problem it's the idiots that follow the book that are the problem. Case in point, trump is total bullshit but the people that believe his bullshit are the problem. By himself and without the office his idiots gave him, he's pretty harmless. Notwithstanding his fraudulent University, adultery and his bankruptcies of course
It is no different that any other set of laws of government. Laws of Moses is the laws governing the nation of Israel prior to 2000 years ago. Called United States code is now what is used to control people in furtherance of biblical text for such things as identification for taxation and government control. "And no one could buy or sell anything without that mark, which was either the name of the beast or the number representing his name." Revelations 13:17
The word "government" comes from meaning "mind control ".