The Bible is an Inconsistent Document

>>>Counterarguments<<< 1. GE 6:4 (Giants) Fossils are a rare occurrence. It is highly unlikely that any organism will leave behind a fossil even under the rare conditions which fossilization takes place. (1) It is more likely that the fossils of the giants did not form or is still undiscovered. There are large amounts of giants bone discoveries taking place which are listed here. (2) A good picture consisting of a fossil of a bone can be found here. (3) There is no contradiction because there is evidence of these giants. 2. Gen 7:19 (Flood) The Nephilim were not a race, because then it would contradict the rest of Scripture. The Bible never described the Nephilim as being descended from anybody. The Hebrew word nephal means "fall upon" or "overthrow," referring to their warlike nature. (4) The Hebrew word "har" can refer to "mountains" or "hills". Since no specific mountain range is mentioned in this verse, it is likely that the word refers to the hills that the flood covered. The Bible is saying that the flood was 15 cubits (20 feet) deep, in total. 20 feet is sufficient enough to cover hills, not mountains. So it is possible that a flood that is 20 feet deep could cover the hills. (5) No contradiction or error here. 3. 2 Sam 24:9 (Soldiers) Joab did not register the other 300,000 men because they were reserves. It is possible to wield a sword but not be fit for military service, isn't it? I can be capable of lifting a sword, even if I'm terribly injured, right? I can be fit for military service, but not be able to lift a sword, right? The reserves are less powerful than the valiant swordsmen. There are more possible solutions that can be found here. (6) 4. Gen 7:2, 8, 9 (Ark) Actually, the Hebrew word nephesh does refers to "soulish" creatures that can relate to humans according to your source. The word basar refers more specifically to those birds and mammals that have had contact with man. (7) After bringing two of every kind of mammals and birds, God instructed Noah to take with him every clean animal by sevens and every unclean animal by twos. He also instructed Noah to take the birds of the sky by sevens. (8) I already told you that Noah didn't take every animal in the world since it was a local flood. I already told you the size of the Ark so Noah didn't have a problem with fitting all the animals that were indigenous to the land of Mesopotamia wasn't that hard. Noah's children may or may have not committed incest just like the children of Adam and Eve. It wasn't forbidden until Moses' time and once the gene pool was narrowed by the flood of Noah's day, human genetics began to suffer much more noticeably, and by Abraham's day, people only lived a couple centuries. 5. LEV 11:6 (Hares) The Hebrew word 'alah is question is NOT specific to the process of regurgitation; it is a phrase of general movement. The verse would be a contradiction if and only if the word meant regurgitation. The mistake made here is applying the scientific terms of rumination to something that does not require it. (9) 6. GEN 3:14 (Serpents) The curse of the serpent does not necessarily apply to all snakes, but probably just to the snake called Satan. The expression (eat dust) is a graphic figure of speech indicating its humiliating judgment and fall. The serpent in question was never in plural since the curse was directed at Satan. It's common knowledge that snakes dart their forked tongue out rapidly, and repeatedly. They are eating dust but not dirt. The curse never said dirt, but dust. (10) No contradiction or error here. 7. GE 1:29 (Plants) My opponent did not answer the question "were poisonous fruits (not plants) exist 200,000 years ago near the Persian Gulf?" Perhaps by eating the tree of life, Adam and Eve were immune to poison contained in those fruits assuming that they existed 200,000 years ago near the Persian Gulf. No contradiction or error here. 8. Gen 7:6 (Noah's Age) Although scientist do have evidence concerning life expectancy to the Paleolithic era - 10,000 BC, my opponent stops there. DNA evidence indicates that modern humans originated in Africa about 200,000 years ago. (11) There is a period of about 188,000 years that scientists did not find evidence for. It is possible that the early modern humans did live for centuries 200,000 years ago and after many years, interbreeding caused human genetics began to suffer much more noticeably once the gene pool was narrowed by the flood of Noah's day and by Abraham's day, people only lived a couple centuries. No contradiction or error here. 9. Acts 1:18 & Mat 27:5-7 (Judas' Death) What??? Acts 1:18 happened after Mat 27:5-7. It is not that hard to understand. Acts 1:15-16 states IN THOSE DAYS (indicating the past) Peter stood up among the believers and said "Brothers, the Scripture had (past tense) to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit spoke LONG AGO (past tense) through the mouth of David CONCERNING (past tense) Judas..." (12) It is not difficult to understand that events concerning Judas's body destruction were recorded in Acts after Judas hanged himself. (Recorded in Matthew) No contradiction or error here. 10. Mat 27:46, Luke 23:46, John 19:30 (Jesus' Death) For what reason is it necessary for each writer to record every occurrence and every word spoken by the Lord? If such were the case, we would have four gospel accounts identical in every respect. Each writer recorded according to what he saw and heard. Let's review ALL the verses necessary: We shall start with Matthew 27:46, 48, and 50: 46: About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" 48: Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink. 50: And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. Then we'll attack Luke 23:36 and 46: 36: And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar. 46: And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost. Finally we'll review John 19:28-30: 28: Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty." 29: A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus' lips. 30: When he had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished." With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. First we see that Matthew recorded "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me" from Jesus in a loud voice. Then all three writers record that Jesus drank the vinegar. Then John recorded that Jesus said, "It is finished" after he finished the drink. Then John wrote that with that, he bowed his head. Then Luke records that Jesus again with the loud voice said," Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit." Then all three writers record that Jesus yielded his spirit, which Mark and Luke says that it happened after his loud voice. No contradiction or error here. 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