The Bible is free of contradiction

Thank you for your response. I would also like to thank you for your concise format--It's very easy to read and follow. I concede to the misinterpretation of [Genesis 1:25] and [Genesis 2:19]. I concede to your argument on the recordings of Jesus's last words, though I will say that the apostles are not the best biographers if they're going to be leaving all sorts of things out! I concede to the Proverbs on answering the fool. (And I commend you for your witty title.) As for God changing His mind: He did not decide to destroy His creation, it is true. But in [Genesis 1:31] - "God saw all that He had made, and it was very good." So, in [Genesis 6:6], He regrets having made mankind, and thus changes His mind in that all, which includes man, was good. Even a temporary change is still a change. The law for testification is written clearly, and Jesus does send for John's testimony shortly after [John 5:31]. But that does not change the fact that Jesus said that His testimony is not valid and then claims it is so in [John 8:14]. He exploited a loophole, but He still contradicted Himself. I concede to the misinterpretation of Saul's companions "hearing" the voice. I concede to the spiritual death of Adam. I concede to the fabrication of Saul's death by the Amalekite. Very sensible, actually. As for the language, the author did not mention survivors other than the eight who were on Noah's ark. However, after they landed, did Noah go and search the cities for survivors across the Near East? That would have been impossible in itself, let alone the whole of Mesopotamia, and with only eight survivors in the world you'd think there would be far less human phenotypical variation. But I will concede to this on the grounds that the author was being dramatic. Ah, the Ten Plagues. The first scientific source was from the History channel documentary "The Exodus Decoded" (2005). http://www.hulu.com... Er, it can be watched on Hulu, so there's commercials, but you can pick your ads. It's pretty good. The second was an article I'd found at the local library by Marr and Malloy. It's called An Epidemiologic Analysis of the Ten Plagues of Egypt. I can't seem to find an online source from which to read, but I'm sure your library should have it as well. Sorry about that. I quasi-concede regarding Herod's Slaughtering of the Innocents. There is no way to be sure exactly how many infants had been killed (perhaps maybe five to twenty), but even if there were only a few, it would have been a terribe, noteworthy act regardless of whether King Herod was mad or not. Josephus's recordings of Herod's ruthlessness was done carefully and in great detail, and it seems strange that he would leave out such a thing. Thank you for the source regarding starvation. As the source states, bodily factors such as genetics, health considerations, body weight, and hydration play important factors in starvation. I concede on this point. Seeing how we have a couple more rounds and you're very good at this (and I'm having fun), I will provide a few more contradictions. I begin. Ezekial speaks of many instances in which he received the word of God. In [Ezekiel 18:20] - "The person who sins is the one who will die. A son won't suffer punishment for the father's iniquty, and a father won't suffer punishment for the son's iniquity..." This is the word of God. Also, the word of God is seen in [Exodus 20:5] - "...for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the father's sin, to the third and fourth generations." Oh, so sin is hereditary. Who knew? But wait! What was all that You told Ezekial? Did You change Your mind, God? ----- In [Genesis 35:10] - "God said to him [Jacob]: Your name is Jacob; you will no longer be named Jacob, but your name will be Israel. So He named him Israel." This is all well and good, only later, in the same book: [Genesis 46:2] - "That night God spoke to Israel in a vision: 'Jacob! Jacob!' He said. And Jacob replied, 'Here I am." Between and thereafter that point, the author continuously switches between 'Israel' and 'Jacob.' But what gets me is that God Himself, who changed Jacob's name, calls him by the name he should no longer be named. ---- [Exodus 3:20, 22] - "I [God] will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My miracles that I will perform in it...when you [Israelites] go, you will not go empty-handed...So you will plunder the Egyptians." Basically God telling his Israelite chidren to despoil and plunder the Egyptians before they head out to the Promised Land. But later God prohibits stealing, defrauding, and robbing a neighbor: [Exodus 20:15, 17]. ---- My last exerpt for this Round will be concerning God's word to Zedekiah, king of Judah. [Jeremiah 34:4, 5] - "Yet hear the LORD's word, Zedekiah, king of Judah. This is what the LORD says concerning you: You will not die by the sword; you will die peacefully." Despite this apparent promise, [Jeremiah 52:10, 11] - "At Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered Zedekiah's sons before his eyes and also slaughtered the Judean commanders. Then he blinded Zedekiah and bound him with bronze chains...he kept him in custody until his dying day." So he wasn't killed violently, but his death would have been anything but peaceful. Can you imagine the torment he would face for the rest of his imprisoned life having watched his children and loyal men killed? The nightmares! Again, thank you, and I look forward to the next round. Good luck.