Is the bible as fool proof as it seems, there seems to be many contadictions ?

Answer 1

Remember the Bible contains recorded accounts of many events that are often seen through different views.

May I give an illustration? Suppose a drunk driver hits a glancing blow to a child crossing the street, then immediately drives off. A doctor is on the sidewalk, a policeman is on the other side of the street, and a lawyer is sitting on the bench waiting for a bus. Each of the above people are witnesses, however the doctor will probably think first of the injured child and rush to his/her aid; the policeman's attention probably will be centered on the fleeing drunk; the lawyer may immediately consider the probable lawsuit to follow. If you asked each of them about the accident, they would probably each give slightly different accounts with the emphasis on different parts of the story. Their accounts would still be true, but you would get the most accurate picture by putting all their stories together. The same is true of the Bible...

Check the reference below for detailed info on Bible contradictions.

Answer 2

It depends on which Bible you are referring to. There are six major ones, and many more if you include what is outside of the mainstream. These six major ones are derived from an original twelve.

Each of these versions of the Bible were put together as a cannon. That's not a big gun with a cannon ball. A cannon is a book that was compiled by a religious institution from scripture. In other words, the churchmen take a vote on what should be included in the cannon, and what should be discarded.

Notice that the discarded part is not always locatable later on, after the final product is put together. Nor was anything annotated when popes changed wordings and passages. The updated version bares the old name with nothing to show who changed what or when it was done.

The answer, then, is dependent and works like this:
If you believe, as the Catholic and other denominations' doctrine states, that church leaders are infallible in matters of faith - that would make the Bible infallible. After all, that's basically where it comes from.

Answer 3

The Bible has many seeming contradictions within its pages. For example, the four Gospels give four differing accounts as to what was written on the sign that hung on the cross. Matthew said, “This is Jesus the King of the Jews” (27:37). However, Mark contradicts that with “The King of the Jews” (15:26). Luke says something different: “This is the King of the Jews” (23:38), and John maintains that the sign said “Jesus of Nazareth the King of the Jews” (19:19).

Those who are looking for contradictions may therefore say, “See—the Bible is full of mistakes!” and choose to reject it entirely as being untrustworthy. However, those who trust God have no problem harmonizing the Gospels. There is no contradiction if the sign simply said, “This is Jesus of Nazareth the King of the Jews.”

The godly base their confidence on two truths: 1) “all Scripture is given by inspiration of God” (2 Timothy 3:16); and 2) an elementary rule of Scripture is that God has deliberately included seeming contradictions in His Word to “snare” the proud. He has “hidden” things from the “wise and prudent” and “revealed them to babes” (Luke 10:21), purposely choosing foolish things to confound the wise (1 Corinthians 1:27).

Answer 4

There are a lot less contradictions than people assume. There are indeed contradictions with names and numbers sometimes but that holds no bearing on the meaning of anything in the Bible. The only "God-breathed" scripture is the original text, when it gets translated, there will be some errors. However, we do have record of what the eariliest churches and synagogues were teaching so we do know that we still have the important stuff.

Most other "contradictions" are not contradictions at all when read in context.

Answer 5

There are no contradictions in the Bibe. But give examples from the Bible that you find contradicting, I'll be more than happy to discuss them with you.

The Bible was written by many, many different human authors over a period of approximately 1500 years. These human authors were inspired by God, that is, God breathed ideas into them which He wanted expressed, and they expressed these ideas in their own way. It was not their intention to write a book that would be entered into "The Bible," as we know it. The whole thrust was to preserve the traditions of how God dealt with His people.

Since the Bible is not one book, but a library of books, there are many different kinds of writing in these books, e.g., prose, proverbs, parables, prophesy, prayers, poetry, (narrative hymns), legends, legal documents, letters, sermons, songs, stories, etc. This is called Literary Form.

In order to be able to understand a passage of the Bible one must be aware of:

In what form it was written, e.g., prose, poetry, history, etc. (Literary Form)
Why it was written.
When it was written.
What is the whole book about?
What is the meaning of each word?
How does it fit in with other parts of the Bible on the same subject?

Answer 6

Satan wants you to not believe in the bible. Because in the bible, you will learn to love and believe Jesus. Then Satan will have trouble.

We are saved if we believe in Jesus. Satan's job will be destoryed unless he can get you to believe the bible is not reliable. If you study the bible, you will see it doesn't contrict itself. You have to get understanding first at what your reading.

Translations might move words around differently, but if your worried about it. The Parallel Bible is a great site, it will give you the hebrew word that was traslated with its true meaning, and it will compare other bible translations.

http://web.biblebrowser.com/1_corinthians/14-33.htm

Answer 7

There are many contradictions. Which is why I believe that the Lord had too restore the fullness of the Gospel through the prophet Joseph Smith, and through him he was able to clear up all of the confusion.

Answer 8

That is one of the reasons for not reading the Bible without the proper instruction. Reading the Bible is considered a very especial type of instruction and has its own name

Answer 9

For a book that covers such a vast period of time, and has such a vast array of authors, to me, it is remarkably consistent.

Plus, in it's core teachings, (man is sinfull and needs a Savior) it is perfectly consistent.

I've found that a lot of apparent contradictions actually is what man wants to see, or expects to see, as opposed to an actual contradiction.

Answer 10

No fool proof. Written by men to men. There is still lots of good stuff in there. Unfortunately it has been mutilated by churches.

http://www.gospelrevoltion.com Very helpful and insightful!