The Problem of the Bible: Inaccuracies, contradictions, fallacies, scientific issues and more.

I have to say, the Bible is a poorly compiled piece of work. If you're religious, then I'm sure I have your attention from that alone. A lot of people claim the Bible is perfect and without error. Most of these people have never actually read the Bible, other than cherry picking the few verses they think are nice. The following has been extracted from a document called The Dossier of Reason, created by a former pastor. The link to his article can be found here: https://docs.google.com... - Dossier of Reason If you find the following offensive, then good. It's time people actually knew what their bible contained. The Problem of the Bible (How the bible is literally full of errors in nearly every way possible.) I.Which Bible? A. Over 450 English versions of the bible B. All are translated using different methods and from entirely different manuscripts C. Thousands of manuscripts disagreeing with each other wildly in what verses and even books they contain, and how those verses read. D. Different translations teach entirely different things in places, some often leaving out entire chapters and verses or containing footnotes warning of possible error due to uncertainty about the reliability of the numerous manuscripts. II. Availability - current estimate is that 2,251 languages, representing 193 million people, lack a Bible translation III.Historical and Geographical errors in the Bible A. River Gihon could not possibly flow from Mesopotamia and encompass Ethiopia (Gen 2:13) B. The name Babel does not come from the Hebrew word 'balbal' or 'confuse' but from the babylonian 'babili' or 'gate of God' which is a translation of the original Sumerian name Ka-dimirra. (Gen 11:9) C. Ur was not a Chaldean city until 1000 years after Abraham (Gen 11:28, 15:7) D. Abraham pursued enemies to 'Dan' (Gen 14:14). That name was not used geographically until after the conquest (Judge 18:29) E. Gen 36:31, telling of Jacob and Esau, lists kings of Edom "before there reigned any king over the children of Israel." This must have been written hundreds of years later, after Israel had kings. F. Joseph tells Pharaoh he comes from the "land of the Hebrews" (Gen 40:15). There was no such land until after the conquest under Joshua. G. The Egyptian princess names the baby she finds "Moses" because she "drew him out" of the water (Heb meshethi). Why would she make a pun in Hebrew (Ex 2:10)? H. No Egyptian record exists mentioning Moses or his devastation of Egypt. I. Moses refers to "Palestine" (Ex 15:14). No such name was in use then. J. Law of Moses is the "statutes of God and his laws" (Ex 18:26), but it closely mirrors the Code of Hammurabi, which was penned 1800 BC, hundreds of years before Moses. K. Priests are mentioned at Ex 19:22-24, but they are not provided for until Ex 28:1. L. Moses mentions Rabbath, where Og's bedstead is located (Deut3:11). Moses could not have any knowledge of Rabbath,which was not captured by the Hebrews until David's time,500 years later (2 Sam 12:26). M. Jericho and Ai (Josh 8) were both ancient ruins at the time of the conquest of Canaan, according to archaeologists. Jericho's walls were destroyed centuries before Joshua. N. Kings are referred to at Deut 17:17-19, before Israel had kings. O. The Wilderness is viewed as history at Num 15:32, showing that Numbers was written later. P. The Sabbath law was unknown when the man gathered sticks at Num 15:32-34. Q. Book of Joshua refers to Book of Jasher in the past, mentioned at 2 Sam 1:18, therefore Joshua must be post-David. R. Captivity is mentioned at Judg 18:30, making it post-Exile. S. David took Goliath's head to Jerusalem (1 Sam 17:54). But Jerusalem was not captured until 7 years after David became king (2 Sam 5). T. David paid 600 shekels of gold for the threshing floor (1 Chron21:22-25). But shekels of gold were not yet used in business transactions (this is the only use of the term in the OT). U. Psalm 18:6 mentions the temple, thus cannot be by David. V. Defeat of Sennacherib did not happen at Jerusalem, but at Pelusium, near Egypt, and Jews were not involved, contrary to 2 Kings 19. W. Ninevah was so large it took three days to cross, i.e. about 60 miles (Jonah 3:3-4). Yet it had only 120,000 inhabitants, making a population density of of about 42 people per square mile for a city. X. Daniel's account of Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar is historically inaccurate; Nebuchadnezzar was never mad. Belshazzar, whom he says was king, was never king, but only regent. Belshazzar was not the son of Nebuchadnezzar, but of Nabo-nidus. Babylon was not conquered by Darius the Mede, but by Cyrus the Great, in 539 BC (Dan 5:31). Darius the Mede is unknown to history. Y. Chronology of the empires of the Medes and Persians is historically incorrect in Isa 13:17, 21:2, Jer 51:11, 28 Z. Esther (and all the characters in the Book of Esther except Ahasuerus [= Xerxes]) is unknown to history, even though itclaims that its events are "written in the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia" (Est 10:2). The Book of Esther is not quoted by any pre-Christian writer, nor mentioned in NT, nor quoted by early Christian fathers. A1. Mordecai became prime minister to Xerxes (Ahasuerus), who reigned 485-465 BC. But Mordecai had come to Babylon in 596 BC with Jehoiachin (Esther 2:5-6). B1. The office of "High priest" of Mark 2:26 did not exist in David's day. C1. None of the Gospels are mentioned by early Christians, e.g. Paul, Pope Clement I (97 AD), Justin Martyr (140 AD). The first mention of any Gospel is by Irenaeus (185 AD). D1. There is no mountain from which one can see all the kingdoms of the world (Matt 4:8, Luke 4:5). E1. Jesus as a historical figure is not mentioned by any contemporary non-Christian writers. F1. Matt 2:1 says Jesus was born in the reign of Herod, who died 4 BC. Luke 2:2 says he was born during Quirinus' governorship of Syria, which began 6 AD. G1. Thieves were never punished by crucifixion (Matt 27:38, 44). H1. No crucifixion would have been performed on the eve of Passover. I1. There is no contemporary historical confirmation of darkness covering the earth at the crucifixion (Matt 27:35, Luke 23:44). J1. There is no contemporary historical confirmation of the slaughter of the innocents by Herod (Matt 2:16-18). Josephus, whose history contains much criticism of Herod, does not mention it. K1.There is no contemporary historical confirmation of the graves opening and the dead appearing to many at the crucifixion (Matt 27:52-53). L1. in Mark 7, Jesus quotes the septuigant while arguing with the pharisees, in a portion of the old testament (Isaiah 29:13) that reads drastically differently from the Hebrew text. A Palestinian reading from a Greek text that contradicts the Hebrew to orthodox Jews is unusual to say the least. M1. In Mark 10:12 Jesus tells Palestinian listeners that a wife who puts away her husband commits adultery, this would have been meaningless to Palestinian listeners where only men could divorce. N1. In Mark 5:13 Jesus casts out devils and forces them into 2,000 swine who then run down into the sea and are drowned, this is said to have occured in Garasenes - 31 miles from the sea. In Matthew, which was written later, this is changed to Gadara which is much more feasible. O1. The Tigris and Euphrates are reported in Genesis before and after the flood, apparently unaffected by the massive destruction. P1. The use of the Tigris and Euphrates by Egyptian civilization pre and post-flood. IV.Scientific Inaccuracy of the Bible A. Earth is about 6000 years old, as calculated from the genealogies in Gen and Luke 3. (see the problem of a young earth later in the outline) B. Birds were created before land animals (Gen 1:20, 24). - Fossil record shows exact opposite C. Earth has four corners, and floats on water (Isa 11:12, Ps 24:2, 136:6, Rev 7:1). D. Earth is a circular disk (Isa 40:22). E. Earth is flat (these verses were used for centuries by the church to prove this: Ps 93:1, Jer 10:13, Dan 4:10-11, Zech 9:10, Matt 4:8, Rev 1:7) F. Earth does not move (Ps 93:1, 96:10, 104:5, 1 Chr 16:30). G. Death or illness is caused by sin (Gen 2:17, Lev 26:16, 21, 25, Deut 7:15, 28:21, 27, James 1:15). H. God himself believes that a house or clothes can have leprosy and he details the remedy. Lev 13, 14. I. Seed must "die" before it grows (John 12:24, 1 Cor 15:36). J. Snakes eat dust (Gen 3:14, Isa 65:25). K. Every beast shall fear man (Gen 9:2). L. The ostrich abandons her eggs (Job 39:13-16). M. A river divides into four rivers and they flow in different directions (Gen 2:10). N. There was no rainbow before Noah's time (Gen 9:11-17). P. Earthquakes are caused by God's anger (Job 9:5, Ps 18:7, 77:18, 97:4, Isa 2:19, 24:20, 29:6, Jer 10:10, Ezek 38:20, Nah 1:5). Or by his voice (Heb 12:26). Or by Lucifer (Isa 14:16). Q. Earthquakes can occur in heaven (Heb 12:26). R. Rainwater does not return to the sky (Isa 55:10). S. Blood is "life" (Deut 12:23). Breath is "life" (Gen 2:7). U. The moon has a light of its own (Isa 13:10, Matt 24:29). W. The bat is a bird (Lev 11:13,19, Deut 14:11, 18). X. The whale is a fish (Jonah 1:17, Matt 12:40). Z. Jonah is able to survive three days and nights in the belly of the fish without oxygen and without being digested (Jonah1:17, 2:10). This was all taken from except for the video: https://www.news24.com... - The Problem of the Bible: Inaccuracies, contradictions, fallacies, scientific issues and more. http://www.youtube.com... - Bible contradictions RULES: Prove that the bible is not a book of inaccuracies, contradictions, fallacies, scientific blunderings, is readable and is easily understood to get a general consensus. dsjpk5 will not be allowed to vote in the voting process.