The Bible contains errors and contradictions, and it can therefore not be the word of God

Many Christians believe that the Bible is the word of God. The Bible according to them is perfect because it comes from God. However, many people have claimed that many verses are contradictory to each other, e.g. one giving a specific number of Solomon's stalls, other one giving another number, yet they are telling the same story. Many people have also claimed that the Bible contains scientific errors. I have spent a lot of time reading those verses in context, and I have found out that they are talking about the same things at the same time, which means that they are contradictory to each other. Many verses that contain scientific errors seem to be free of errors when reading the English translation, or the translation in many other language besides Hebrew and Greek, but when reading the translation of some words in Hebrew, it is clear that there are errors. It would be more understandable if a verse from the Old Testament was contradictory to a verse in the New Testament, but these verses are from the New Testament, and are therefore representing the same stories at the same time. I am challenging any Christian with enough Biblical knowledge to deny these contradictions and errors, without arguing by analogy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contradictions in the Bible: [1 Kings 4:26] And Solomon had *forty* thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. [The Hebrew word for "had forty" is "'arba`iym", and "a thousand" is "'eleph".] [2 Chronicles 9:25] And Solomon had *four* thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. [The Hebrew word for "had four" is "'arba`", and "a thousand" is "'eleph".] This is a clear contradiction, where two verses speak about the same story, whether you quote the verses in context or out of context. Is is forty thousand stalls or four thousand? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2 Kings 8:26] *Two and twenty years old* was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel. [The original word for "two" is "shnayim", and "and twenty" is "`esriym".] [2 Chronicles 22] *Forty and two years* old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Athaliah the daughter of Omri. [The Hebrew word for "forty" is "'arba`iym", and "two" is "shnayim".] Again, if a Christian scholar had to tell somebody whether Ahaziah was 22 years old when he began to reign, or 42 years old, he would be confused if he had read both verses. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2 Kings 24:8] Jehoiachin was *eighteen* years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. [The Hebrew word for "was eighteen" is "shmoneh and `asar", because "`asar" means ten, but it can only be used in combination, so "shmoneh + `asar" = 18] [2 Chronicles 36:9] Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD. [The Hebrew word for "was eight" is "shmoneh".] The main contradiction here is that one verse says Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he began to reign, and another verse says he was 8 years old when he began to reign. However, I also noticed that the first verse says he reigned for three months, and the second says he reigned for three months and 10 days, which is also a contradiction. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Ezra 2:5] The children of Arah, *seven hundred seventy and five*. [The Hebrew word for "seven" is "sheba`", "hundred" is "me'ah", "seventy" is "shib`iym", and "five" is "chamesh".] [Nehemiah 7:10] The children of Arah, *six hundred fifty and two*. [The original word for "six" is "shesh", "hundred" is "me'ah", "fifty" is "chamishshiym", and "two" is "shnayim".] The difference between 775 and 652 is 123, which is not a small number. Did Arah have 775 children, or 652 children? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Luke 23:46] 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. [The Greek word for "Father" is "pater", "into" is "eis", "thy" is "sou", "hands" is "cheir", "I commend" is "paratithemi", "my" is "mou", "spirit" is "pneuma". [John 19:30] When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. [The Greek word for "it is finished" is "teleo", meaning to acomplish, or make an end.] What did he say before he gave up the ghost? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scientific errors in the Bible: [Genesis 1:16] And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. [The Hebrew word for "lights" is "ma'owr", which means "luminary".] This is an error because the lesser light is referred to the moon, and the moon does give light, but it is not is own light, and a luminous body is one that gives its own light. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Leviticus 11:6] And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. This is an error, because hares do not chew cud. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Daniel 4:10-11] (10)Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great. (11)The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth This is an error because if we place a tree in the middle of the Earth, high enough to reach whatever point beneath the atmosphere, we would not be able to see the end of the Earth, because the Earth is round, not flat. This proves that the Earth is flat according to the Bible. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Isaiah 11:12] "...from the four corners of the earth." [Revelation 7:1] "And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth..." [Job 38:13] That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? [Psalm 96:10] Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously. The Earth has no corners because it is not flat, and it does move. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I'll end my turn by saying that these errors and contradictions are clear. I have debated with a Christian before regarding the errors and contradictions, and did not respond to them, although he responded to some of the errors by arguing by analogy, but he left the contradictions alone. You should note that these errors and contradictions are only a small part of the entire amount to be found in the Bible, and that these verses are taken from the King James Version. Source: Hebrew and Greek translation: http://www.scripturet...