From: utzoo!utcsrgv!nixon Newsgroups: net.religion Title: Re: Biblical Contradictions Article-I.D.: utcsrgv.1132 Posted: Tue Mar 1 16:57:53 1983 Received: Tue Mar 1 17:09:07 1983 1. What are the differences between the Bible and other books? Consider: - fulfilled prophecies - the availability of Biblical manuscripts - independent historical and archaeological records of Biblical events - the testimony of changed lives. 2. What is the substantiation of miracles recorded in the Bible? In many cases, miracles are recorded as being witnessed by several people. These witnesses could be questioned and/or disproved when they recorded the events. This written evidence is available in the Bible. 3. What is the scientific basis for miracles? It should be admitted that both science and religion have certain axioms (e.g. whether God is powerful enough to perform miracles). The question is whether they are reasonable in view of the evidence. 4. What about Lev. 20:21 and Deut. 25:5? >From the context, it seems clear that one verse considers the case where the husband is alive, the other where he is dead. Brian Nixon.