8. 2000 Bathrooms or 3000 Bathrooms
[font=INNGKL+TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman]I Kings 7:26 says that Solomons palace had 2000 bathrooms, but 2 Chronicles [/font][font=INNIAE+TimesNewRoman,Italic,Times New Roman]4:5 [/font][font=INNGKL+TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman]says it had 3000 bathrooms.
Bible has many such contradictions. Can any one say that todays Bible is the word of GOD?
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- 9. 4000 or 40,000 Stalls
Today all editions of Bible say that they were 4000 stalls. Authors of Bible can change anything of Bible any time. They can add and they can subtract.
[/font]10. Plagiarism in Bible
[font=INNGKL+TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman]There is plagiarism in Bible i.e. one passage is reproduced verbatim at another place. Compare Isaiah 37 with 2 Kings 19. Both are identical. One author is copying the other.
[/font]11. Sexes and Vulgarity
[font=INNGKL+TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman]This is what George Bernard Shaw said about the Bible- The most dangerous book on earth, keep it under lock and key.
There was a writing in Plain Truth of October 1977 which said- Reading Bible stories to children can also open up all sorts of opportunities to discuss morality and abuse. An un-expurgated Bible might get a double or triple X rating from the censors. Facts are stubborn things.
For this Refer to Genesis:- 4:1. 4:17, 4:25, 9:21, 16:1-4, 19:15, 9:30~38, 20:l-l3, 249, 25:7-l0, 288, 29:21, 30:1-24, 34:2, 38:11.
Ezeikel:- 23:1-49: 2 Samuel:- 11:4, 13:14 I Kings:- 1:1-4
I Chronicles:- 5:1-3.
[/font]12. Life Span of Humans
[font=INNGKL+TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman]At Genesis 6:3 Bible authors have made GOD to say, at the time of Noahs Flood, that the life span of marl would be restricted to 120 years only.
But Bible at various other places gives the following ages. Adam 930 years, Noah 950 years, Abraham 175 years. Sarah 127 years, Ismael 137 years, Jacob 147 years and Moses 120 years.
Authors of Bible have even made GOD to contradict Himself?
[/font]13. Building the Temple at Jerusalem
[font=INNGKL+TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman]According to 2 Chronicle 2:2 three thousand six hundred foremen were employed to supervise the construction work of Temple.
According to I Kings 5:16 only three thousand foremen were employed. Is Bible the word of God?
[/font]14. David Captures Horsemen
[font=INNGKL+TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman]According to Holy Bible Revised Standard Version 1952 edition gives two different numbers.
2 Samuel 8:4 says that David captured 1700 horsemen.
But I Chronicles 18:4 says that David captured 7000 horsemen.
Later editions of Bible have standardized this figure to 7000 horsemen.
Bible authors are constantly trying to improve their statements.
[/font]15. David Brought the Ark of GOD
[font=INNGKL+TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman]According to 1 Chronicles 13 and 14 the Ark of GOD was brought by David BEFORE fighting the war against Philistines (Palestinians).
But according to 2 Samuel [/font][font=INNIAE+TimesNewRoman,Italic,Times New Roman]5 [/font][font=INNGKL+TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman]and 6 the Ark of GOD was brought by David AFTER defeating Philistines (Palestinians).
Bible authors were uncertain of their writings. They were in doubt.
[/font]16. David Raised His Spear
[font=INNGKL+TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman]According to I Chronicles 11:11 David raised his spear against THREE hundred men.
But according to 2 Samuel 23:8 David raised his spear against EIGHT hundred men.
Which one of the two statements is right?
[/font]17. Famine in the Land of David
[font=INNGKL+TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman]According to Holy Bible Revised Standard Version 1952 edition there are two different periods of famine.
I Chronicle 2.1:12 says THREE years
But 2 Samuel 24:13 says SEVEN years.
Later additions of Bible have standardized this figure to SEVEN.
[/font]18. Who Killed Goliath
[font=INNGKL+TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman](a) I Samuel 17:23 and 50 say David killed Goliath.
(b) II Samuel 2 1:19 instead says Elhanan killed Goliath.
(c) I Chronicle 20:5 says Elhanan killed not Goliath.
These are three different statements. Which one Christians and Jews would like to believe in?
[/font]19. When Israelites Were Staying in [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse]tim
[font=INNGKL+TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman]Men began to indulge in sexual immorality with Moabite women. So Gods anger struck them. There are two different statements as to what happened as a result: -
[/font](a) According to Numbers 25:1: [font=INNGKL+TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman]Twenty four thousand men died due to plague.
[/font](b) But according to I Corinthians 10:8:- [font=INNGKL+TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman]Twenty three thousand were killed by snakes and angels. Which one of the above two statements is right?
[/font]20. When Joseph Was [font=INNGKL+TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman]a [/font]Minister at Pharaohs Palace.
[font=INNGKL+TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman]His father Jacob came to Egypt to be with Joseph. There are two versions as to how many people in all came to Egypt.
[/font](a) According to Genesis 46:27:- [font=INNGKL+TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman]They were seventy in all.
[/font](b) But According to Acts 7:14:- [font=INNGKL+TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman]They were seventy five in all. There is a dilemma. Which one to believe?
21. Pope of Vatican Said
In 1962-65 the then Pope of Vatican called a meeting to discuss the Bible material that was found to be imperfect and obsolete. The Second Vatican Council discussed the painful situation of Bible discrepancies because it was engulfing the Christian faith. The use of words imperfect and obsolete is very grave indeed in regard to Bible. (Maurice Bucaille - The Bible, the Quraan and Science.)
PART TWO
ERRORS AND CONTRADICTIONS IN
TESTAMENT TWO
ERRORS AND CONTRADICTIONS IN
TESTAMENT TWO
[font=INNGKL+TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman]In Protestant Bible the first 39 Books form Testament One whereas the remaining 27 books form Testament Two. Out of these 27 books of Testament Two, the first four hooks are called the Gospels (i.e. Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John). The remaining 23 books were written by Paul and by some others. These 23 books were written first, from memory, some 20 years after the departure of Jesus but these Books of Paul are placed in Bible in latter pages. The four Gospels were written even much later. Some 70 to 100 years afterwards, also from memory, after the departure of Jesus but these Gospels are placed in Bible in earlier pages. These human words cannot have the status of Divine Words.
Jesus spoke the Aramaic language that was a sister Arabic dialect. He spoke in parables. Jesus must have said something. The audience must have understood something else and after a lapse of so many years the writers of Bible Books wrote down, entirely something else and that too from failing memory.
Therefore, one can see a lot of human manipulation in Testament Two also. One can see the free play of human imagination. Some Gospels contain even imaginary descriptions of events and Matthews narration (chapter 27 and 28 is a master piece of this eye-witness accounts is no longer defensible in the light of modern knowledge. It has been established by scholars that the four Gospels were written, revised mid corrected many times over. Today what we read in Bible are not the words of Jesus hut of those men who wrote them. Gospel writers have distorted the events of Jesuss life. Some events are omitted altogether while others are contrived fictitiously. Still others are whimsical. At times there are flat contradictions between two Gospels. All these are the sole product of human imagination. Jesuss mission is certainly not doubted but the writings about his mission are certainly doubted.
Scholars say that only twenty per cent of Bible material is of Divine nature. The rest is all human verbosity. Christians should read their Bible in full from page one till the end and not by paragraphs and by hits and pieces. Surely a complete reading of Bible is disturbing. But the ignorant and the deaf never change their opinion.
Now let us look at a few examples of inconsistencies and defects in Testament Two part of Bible.
[/font]1. Genealogy of Jesus
[font=INNGKL+TimesNewRoman,Times New Roman]Since Jesus did not have a biological father therefore to talk of his genealogy does not make any sense. If at all his genealogy could he quoted it can only be quoted from his mothers side. But it is not so in Bible.
Moreover, Christians consider Jesus to be GOD incarnate or the son of GOD. In that case also how can there be a genealogy of GOD! Despite these two contentious arguments Bible does give a male genealogy of Jesus!
Only two Gospel writers e.g. Matthew and Luke mention Jesuss Genealogy. But they give different lists. (Even they contradict each other from David downwards. Mark and John are silent on this subject. Why? We do not know the reason.
The list of two genealogies given by Matthew (1:1 -17) and by Luke (3;33-28) are questionable. Matthew in his list of names does not give any names from Adam, down to Abraham. But Luke does mention 20 names between Adam to Abraham!
Further, Matthew mentions in his list 28 generations between David down to Jesus whereas Luke mentions 41 generations! (Contrary to these both the Testament One mentions only 12 generations between Adam down to Jesus)!
Matthew describes Jesuss childhood differently from Luke whereas Mark does not mention it at all!
Modern scientific knowledge tells us that Adam, the first man, must have come on earth millions and millions of years ago, and not just 20+41 generations ago as Bible tells us.
Bible statements therefore appear to be totally out of context. According to modern science Jesus must have come hundreds and thousands of generations after Adam. We can safely say that the genealogies produced by Matthew and Luke is either fake or whimsical. They have projected their own imaginary lists. The writers of genealogies did not appreciate at the time of their writings that one day, when science would develop so much, as it has done today, that they would be questioned and they would stand exposed. And they will not be able to defend themselves.
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