Contradictions in the Bible

Well, I won't overwhelm, so let me first put out three contradictions. if my opponent can satisfactorily answer them, I will pull out a few more. More than likely, however, we will just debate little pieces of these specific contradictions. No, I didn't copy and paste these from the internet. These are favorites from my personal study.As a favorite place to start, Genesis! I would like to show that Genesis 1 and 2 contradict explicitly. I will start with the English KJV translation, but no doubt we will engage in Hebrew exegesis as we go. Genesis 1-2 is filled with contradictions. In modern historical criticism of the Old Testament, we have identified some points that indicate the Torah is actually a combination of several different text sources. This can clearly be seen in Genesis 1-2. Genesis 1 uses one source while Genesis 2 uses another. Here's a basic contradiction between Genesis 1-2 1. Does God create plants before man? (Genesis 1) or man before plants? (Genesis 2)Genesis 1:11,26 "And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed,and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so... And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth." So plants on day 3, man on day 6. Man after plants.And yetGenesis 2:5-9 "and every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. 6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. 7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. 8 And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil." In Genesis 2, man is made BEFORE plants2) Jesus and the feeding of the 5,000In this text, found in the Synoptic Gospels and John, there seems to be a contradiction. In John, Jesus and His disciples go up to a mountain and the crowd finds Him at the mountain. Jesus asks His disciples if they can feed the people. Then the Disciples go to Capernaum.But in Mark, Jesus and His disciples come on shore from a boat to the crowd and His disciples ask about food and give out the food. Then the Disciples go to Bethsaida.I copied and pasted the important portions of the text below, with underlined portions for contradictionsJohn 6:3-6,16-17" And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. 4 And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. 5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? 6 And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do... 16 And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea,17 and entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. Mark 6, 32-36,45 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately. 33 And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him. 34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things. 35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed: 36 send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat. 45 And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.3) What did Jesus ride into Jerusalem?This is a humorous one actually. What did Jesus ride into Jerusalem on? For Mark, it's only a colt. In Matthew, it's an donkey (@ss in KJV) AND a colt. So which one is right? Just the donkey? Or the donkey and baby donkey? And we can't say Mark only mentions one of them... Jesus only asks for a colt in Mark, but He asks for a donkey AND a colt in Matthew!Here's the text, again underlined for your convenienceMark 11:1-7 And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples, 2 and saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him. 3 And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither. 4 And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him. 5 And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt? 6 And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go. 7 And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him. Matthew 21:1-7 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, 2 saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an @ss tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me. 3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them. 4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, 5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an @ss, and a colt the foal of an @ss. 6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them, 7 and brought the @ss, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.End story, Matthew says colt and donkey, but Mark says only a colt.Conclusion:So, my opponent has some questions to answer:A) What came first, man or plants?B) Did Jesus find the crowd on shore, or did the crowd find Him at a mountain? Did He ask about food, or His disciples? Did His disciples go to Capernaum, or to Bethsaida?C) Did Jesus ride into Jerusalem on a donkey and a colt, or just a colt?I look forward to the fundamentalist, hermeneutical gymnastics to come. (Note, I had to change it to @ss to bypass the filters)