From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!npois!houxm!houxa!houxi!houxz!ihnp4!ihuxk!jdj55611 Newsgroups: net.religion Title: Re: Biblical contradictions Article-I.D.: ihuxk.285 Posted: Tue Mar 8 12:28:38 1983 Received: Wed Mar 9 05:31:31 1983 Reply-To: jdj55611@ihuxk.UUCP (J. D. Jensen) References: utcsrgv.1122 trsvax.223 No contradictions in the Bible in the last 1900+ years? Where have you been! It seems to me that an excellent example of the contradictions in the Bible are the 1900+ religious groups who call the Bible their source of inspiration yet differ widely on what that means. One error found in the Bible is in the two accounts of Paul's vision. The first is found in Acts 9:7 And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless hearing a voice, but seeing no man. Compared to Acts 22:9 And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of Him that spoke to me. In describing the same event in the same book, the story differs in detail. Another example is the death of Judas Iscariot Acts 1:18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. Compare that to Matt 27:5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. You may consider this simply a typo, but how many other precepts were "edited" by scribes as these books were passed along? Another problem is the number of writings mentioned in the Bible but are nowhere to be found. Here are some examples: Exo 24:4 Book of the Covanent Num 21:14 Book of the Wars of the Lord Josh 10:13 Book of Jasher 2 Sam 1:18 " " 1 Sam 10:25 A Book of Statutes 1 Kings 11:41 Book of the Acts of Solomon Col 4:16 Missing Epistle of Paul Eph 3:3 " " " Jude 3 Missing Epistle of Jude Jude 14 Prophecies of Enoch It would seem to me that if these writings were good enough to be referenced in the Bible, they are good enough to be scripture! All the above refer to the King James Version(!?) J. J.