From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!ariel!houti!hogpc!houxq!bis
Newsgroups: net.religion
Title: Re: Biblical contradictions
Article-I.D.: houxq.317
Posted: Thu Mar 10 18:36:14 1983
Received: Fri Mar 11 06:30:45 1983
References: brunix.1866

My original question on the subject of Biblical contradictions was not
too clear on this, but, what I am really looking for are instances of
inconsistencies that are not amenable to interpretation.  For example,
if the Bible states first that the earth was created in 6 days and then
sometime later that it was created in one day, there does not seem to be
much room for interpretation without allowing that both statements cannot
be literally true simultaneously.  The question is: do such blatant
contradictions exist?  I realize that there is a strong disincentive for
the religious-minded to allow such anomalies to remain, but, if they
really do regard the Bible as the word of God, they would be reluctant
to tamper with it as a propaganda instrument, thereby distorting the
original meaning.  (Or I am just being naive?)  Personally, I was rather
impressed with the inconsistency between the two accounts of Judas'
death.
		Andrew Shaw

P.S.	I bet someone will point out that God did not create a perfect
Bible (or force one to be maintained) because it would not then act as a
test of free will embracing the faith, or some such.