Re: On Believing Things Because they are Printed in Books

Susan Brassfield (susan-brassfield@OU.EDU)
Tue, 15 Jun 1999 16:27:59 -0600

Jason said [To Chris]:

>Again, I didn't say that. But I have a question for you. Earlier you said
>something to the effect of "the Bible is full of contradictions". I've asked
>Susan to point some out before, and now I ask you. What are some examples? I
>haven't found the Bible contradictory at all, and I've read it all my life
>(of course, that's a lot shorter period of time than many of you on this
>list) :)

I must have missed the post where you asked me for biblical contradictions.
(This is off the top of my head from memory. Please keep in mind that I've
probably read the Bible less than you have.) I think my favorite is Moses
coming down from the mountain top with the ten commandments. One of the
commandments, you will recall, is "Thou shalt not kill." When Moses arrived
back at camp he discovered that his brothers were involved in worshiping a
rival god and killed said brothers for their crime. There are lots of
things that contradict each other more blatantly , but it's been a while
since I unsubscribed from the inerrancy list.

I'm well aware that this is *way* off topic and it's my last word on the
subject, at least on the list. (Few have ever actually heard my last word
on *any* controversial subject!)

Susan

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