Bible contradictions?
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Here is a pretty good list of over 300:\n\nhttp://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/contra/by_name.html
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The  Bible is God's Holy Word.  He inspired men to write down what he wanted us to know about him.  Nothing has been added or slipped in as you put it.   There are no lies in the Bible.  Just because you cannot understand it, you think that it is full of lies.  I suggest that you talk to a pastor to answer your questions.   I believe that the bible is true all the way through.  I think that you need to examine your heart and your relationship with God.  If you accept Jesus as Lord and Savior of your life, then you don't need to question the bible.\n\nGod will reveal himself to you through his word, if you just open your heart and allow him to do that.  I will be praying for you.
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yeah, go to dictionary.com and look up 'contradiction'
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check your bible for the answer
558891
If everybody could approach the Bible as rationally as you do, then there would be no need to point out contradictions. But so many millions of people do take the Bible as the infallible word of God and to be interpreted completely literally. Using a flawed book as the sole code by which you live is dangerous, and Atheists feel obliged to point this outto them.
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Here's my list of some more "inconsistencies":\n\nhttp://www.ethicalatheist.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=104
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The Bible is so mysterious... I wish someone had all the answers. I'm driving myself nuts over questions like this everyday. Good luck!
462012
No the Bible does not contradict itself.  There are those who do not want to believe in what the Bible says, so they will take a verse and read it out of context and then interpret it to mean something it does not.  These people are foolish, and when you actually read and study the Bible you will truly see that God does and will not ever contradict Himself.
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The verses you quoted are just one of many contridictions the Bible contains.  The most blatant one is the one that claims the Bible is the literal word of God.  If so, the Bible could not say anything which could even be the least bit ambiguous.  This of course accepts the premise that God is perfect.  Either God is imperfect, or the Bible is not God's\n literal word.
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walking contradiction
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Quite...otherwise where did Kane and Abel come from...one of the many contradictions in the Bible...
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Jesus lived his life in strict adherence to the Laws of God presented in the Old Testament.  Therefore, nothing Jesus did contradicts anything else in the Bible.  What it DOES do is help us interpret the rest of the Bible.  This is sometimes difficult for western thinking to grasp, however, when the Bible is interpreted with a more eastern thinking style, as it was written, it is easier to see that there are no contradictions but just elaborations.\n\nFor example, it was common practice in Jesus' day for the most prominent rabbis to come up with their own interpretations of which laws were the most important.  This was necessary because obeying some laws required ignoring others in particular situations, therefore, it was necessary to decide which law took precedence.  In western thinking this would usually be viewed as a contradiction and a mistake in the law, but it was not seen as such at that time and place.  Even Jesus discussed with the religious leaders and others his interpretation of which laws were the most important. (Matthew 2:24-28, Matthew 22:36, John 7:23, etc).\n\nSo the bottom line is that I think you should use the life and words of Jesus to help you understand and obey the ENTIRE Bible.
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Didn't one of them take a wife from some other "people" living nearby? Neanderthals perhaps?\n\nThe bible is full of contradictions and plot holes. That's why considering it literally true is a sign of a logical defect in the mind. As a metaphor or allegory, it may have merit, though I'm not buying it personally.
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No, there are no contradictions in the Bible. \nIn Isaiah 7:14, Immanuel means "God is with his people"\nIn Matthew 1:25 Jesus fulfills that name because he is God and was born in Israel. God is with his people- Jesus fulfilled it.
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I totally agree with the inference of your question. I have read the answers and looked up a suggested site that presents both sides of the argument - a very good reference.\nMy pet (pun intended) contradiction is about the number of birds that went into Noah's Ark. Gen. 6:20 ≠ Gen. 7:3  \n\nFirst let me say, that I only see a literal contradiction, the meaning or spirit of the story of Noah and the flood is far more important than the contradictions in detail.\n\nThe explanation by the apologist is that the reference to two animals refers to the order the animals boarded the Ark, so allowing for seven pairs of the same species of animal.\n\nFor me, a reasonable explanation of the difference is that one root story (Ch 6) came from a tribe  where the animals would be seen as only being needed for propagation, while the other root story (Ch 7) was from a tribe where, clean animals would have been needed for food supplies as well as propagation.\n\nThe answer to your question is I suggest, that those who hold to a literal interpretation, deny the contradiction by going to extreem lengths of explaination to maintain the possibility of literal truth.  They do this because literal truth is an easier to argue, than finding a compassionate integration of God's message into the reality of human life.
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Wrong theology (The bible says that there is evil in the world, how could you not believe in evil?  Do you watch the news?), \n\nWrong practices (How do you not celebrate birthdays? Is it not a blessing to be alive for another year, that's a year God gave to you!), \n\nWrong interpretation of the bible (it's 144,000 from the TRIBE OF ISRAEL!!!), \n\nWrong approach to people (how do you go door to door like a vacuum cleaner salesman to spread the Gospel, where the relationship factor at?), \n\nWrong thought processes (I have been ostracized by Jehovah's Witnesses because I am not one, the bible teaches to love all thy brothers), \n\nWrong Etiquette (How do you ask a Christian to come to Kingdom Hall but when they ask you to come to church you turn your nose up and say no?)\n\nTo be clear they are just wrong...
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These contradictions are natural and expected if you think of these books as ancient writings.\n\nBut they can be confusing and frustrating if you believe the books are THE WORD OF GOD.