The Bible is Not God's Word

I thank my partner for his abstract. Please note that all Bible quotes are from the English Standard Version (ESV) except where noted. -->Case<-- 1) The Bible contains contradictions What year was Jesus born? Luke 2 reports that Jesus' birth happened the during the reign of Qurinius:In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his own town. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. This phrase is revealing because we know Quirinius was govenor of Syria in 6 CE. We also know that it was around 6 CE when this took place. [1] Matthew, on the other hand, puts it at a very different date: 6 BCE: Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”We know from Josephus and various sources throughout that time that Herod the king was king until his death in 6 BCE. [2] Therefore, Matthew puts him at a later date at 4-6 BCE; a hole decade earlier. This error isn't the only one. According to Matthew, magis come to worship the newborn king which infuriates king Herod. Luke describes Jesus being presented to the high priests in honor of the law and the "prophet" and "prophetess" pronounce him as the Messiah. [3] It seems unreasonable that this event would not have escaped Herod's memory/murderous eye. The interlinership After the events in Matthew, the boy Jesus escapes to Egypt to escape Herod's rampage. On the other hand, Luke leaves out this story and takes Mary, Joseph, and newborn Jesus back to Nazarreth where they stayed: And when they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him. This event in bold only takes 40 days. Not enough time to escape to Egypt and go back and stay in a house! 2) It contains factual errors, including unfulfilled prophecies Failed prophecy of Tyre: Ezekiel 26:7“For thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, and with horsemen and a host of many soldiers. He will kill with the sword your daughters on the mainland. He will set up a siege wall against you and throw up a mound against you, and raise a roof of shields against you. He will direct the shock of his battering rams against your walls, and with his axes he will break down your towers. His horses will be so many that their dust will cover you. Your walls will shake at the noise of the horsemen and wagons and chariots, when he enters your gates as men enter a city that has been breached. With the hoofs of his horses he will trample all your streets. He will kill your people with the sword, and your mighty pillars will fall to the ground. They will plunder your riches and loot your merchandise. They will break down your walls and destroy your pleasant houses. Your stones and timber and soil they will cast into the midst of the waters. And I will stop the music of your songs, and the sound of your lyres shall be heard no more. I will make you a bare rock. You shall be a place for the spreading of nets. You shall never be rebuilt, for I am the LORD; I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.None of this ever happend. After a 13 year seige, Nebuchadnezzar abandoned Tyre and reached a compromised agreement. Although Tyre was destroyed by Alexander the Great, it was rebuilt. [3] In fact, the New Testament records Jesus visiting the city of Tyre after its alleged destruction. Matthew 15:21: "And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon."3) The Bible contains interpolations Luke 4: And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.This is allegedly a direct quote from Isaiah 61. The only problem is that Jesus and/or Luke interpolated the bolded phrase to make Is. 61 appear to be about Jesus. This is a misquote. I John 5:7-8: "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: And these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood..." The bolded phrase is an interpolation appearing in no Greek manuscript; only appearing in the Latin Vulgate and in the KJV. [5]4) Different manuscripts say conflicting things "Now after He had risen early on the first day of the week, He first appeared to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven demons. 10She went and reported to those who had been with Him, while they were mourning and weeping. 11And when they heard that He was alive, and had been seen by her, they refused to believe it. 12And after that, He appeared in a different form to two of them, while they were walking along on their way to the country. 13And they went away and reported it to the others, but they did not believe them either. 14And afterward He appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table; and He reproached them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen Him after He had risen. 15And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16"He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned. 17"And these signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; 18they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it shall not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover." 19So then, when the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. 20And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them, and confirmed the word by the signs that followed," (NASB).These are omitted in two of the earliest manuscripts [6] and have not been quoted by any of the church fathers. There is also another ending to Mark [7]: "But they reported briefly to Peter and those with him all that had been told. And after this Jesus himself sent out by means of them, from east to west, the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation."| Conclusion | The Bible as we have it is impure and is not the work of a divine God who is all pure. The Bible contains contradictions, interpolations, misquotes other scripture, and contains failed prophecies.Thank you. -->References<-- 1. http://www.infidels.org...2. Nelson Study Bible KJV; notes on Matthew 23. Luke 2:22-38. 4. The Rejection of Pascal's Wager: A Skeptics Guide to Christianity5. Ryrie Study Bible notes on 1 John 5. King James Version. 6. Nelson KJV, Mark 167. http://carm.org...;