The Bible Has No Contradictions

Thank you for challenging me to this. I will introduce 5 contradictions with a short explanation: Father of Joseph: Matthew 1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. Luke 3:23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli. The two books report different genealogies of Jesus's father, Joseph. Order of Creation: There are two different orders of creation in the Bible. The Secular Web website explains: "Here is the order in the first (Genesis 1), the Priestly tradition: Day 1: Sky, Earth, light Day 2: Water, both in ocean basins and above the sky(!) Day 3: Plants Day 4: Sun, Moon, stars (as calendrical and navigational aids) Day 5: Sea monsters (whales), fish, birds, land animals, creepy-crawlies (reptiles, insects, etc.) Day 6: Humans (apparently both sexes at the same time) Day 7: Nothing (the Gods took the first day off anyone ever did) Note that there are "days," "evenings," and "mornings" before the Sun was created. Here, the Deity is referred to as "Elohim," which is a plural, thus the literal translation, "the Gods." In this tale, the Gods seem satisfied with what they have done, saying after each step that "it was good." The second one (Genesis 2), the Yahwist tradition, goes: Earth and heavens (misty) Adam, the first man (on a desolate Earth) Plants Animals Eve, the first woman (from Adam's rib)." The two orders are radically different, even though they are found in the same book separated by one chapter. Jesus's Death Matthew 27:46,50: "And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, eli, lama sabachthani?" that is to say, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" ...Jesus, when he cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost." Luke 23:46: "And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, "Father, unto thy hands I commend my spirit:" and having said thus, he gave up the ghost." 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 three different apostles present very different accounts of Jesus's last words and the circumstances surrounding them. Date of Jesus's Birth: From another Secular Web page: "According to Matthew, Jesus was born during the reign of Herod the Great (Matthew 2:1). According to Luke, Jesus was born during the first census in Israel, while Quirinius was governor of Syria (Luke 2:2). This is impossible because Herod died in March of 4 BC and the census took place in 6 and 7 AD, about 10 years after Herod's death." A little uncertainty is natural, but 10 years is too much, especially for something that should be as memorable and distinctive as Jesus's birth. God. Peaceful?: This is probably the biggest contradiction of all: 1 - Psalms 145:9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works. Jeremiah 13:14: And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them. 2 Exodus 15:3 The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name. Romans 15:33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen. 3 - "I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy." (Jeremiah 13:14) "Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not, but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling." "The Lord is very pitiful and of tender mercy." (James 5:11) "For his mercy endureth forever." (1 Chorinthians 16:34) "The Lord is good to all, and his tender mercies are over all his works." (Psalms 145:9) "God is love." (1 John 4:16) God has very different moral views across different books and at different times for seemingly no apparent reason. In conclusion, Paul once said, "'God is not the author of confusion,' (I Corinthians 14:33), yet never has a book produced more confusion than the bible!" Webpages Referenced http://infidels.org... http://infidels.org... http://ffrf.org...