see incest in the bible (gen-19:33-35) (gen 38-15:18) (1chr-5) (2 sam 13- 5:15) (2 sam 16-22) ect........) see contradiction (1king 4:26) with (2 chr 9:25) ect...........)
2006-08-13 06:39:48 · 13 answers · asked by hakim300 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, I do not. The bible teaches all about fear, and fear is one of the greatest ways that one man/woman can control another man/woman. The God I know is all about love, not fear, nor hate. God is all about taking responsibility for your own thoughts, ideas, and behavior.
2006-08-13 06:50:32 · answer #1 · answered by cinson1999 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Yes, there are a lot of contradistinctions in the Christian Bible. If one does a study on the formation of the text, one can understand why this is. The Hebrew Bible, or the Christian Old Testament, is a collection of stories that were passed down through an oral tradition. They were eventually written down and passed down that way. The 1st 5 books in the Old Testament come from 4 distinct sources, which were sewn together. This is clearly demonstrated with the different creation stories in Genesis. They were all handwritten, and errors could have occurred with the new editions. When Christianity started, the oldest books in the New Testament were written about 50 years after Jesus died. There wasn’t a set book either. Each congregation probably had a few copies of letters from Paul and some other writings. When the Christians had the Hebrew Bible, they needed it translated into Latin. It wasn’t until Constantine commissioned to have books made for him did the Christians sit down and make a canon. Books went in, and books went out. Not all of the books were written in the same language in the first place. A lot of redacting occurred.
When Christianity spread, the primary language was Latin. People would try and translate it into the popular vernacular, but they were typically burned at the stake. Older translations, like the King James Version, though beautiful and poetic, are not very accurate. Since then, older texts have been found and translated.
Early Christians knew the sources of their texts. However, about the 5th century of the Common Era, the Church started attributing authors to the New Testament Texts. (Mark, Matthew, and Luke did not write those books.) It wasn’t until much later the idea of “divine inspiration” became popular, long after the book was put together!
2006-08-13 13:53:53 · answer #2 · answered by Mrs. Pears 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, I really believe the Bible.
The incest you describe was certainly true. Here's how that worked out for them. One sister gave birth to the Moabites and the other sister, the Ammonites. Both tribes eventually became bitter enemies of Israel. Nice job, Lot and daughters...
Surely you know that there are stories in the Bible that we are to learn lessons from, so as not to repeat their mistakes???
As far as your "contradiction" goes:
1 Kings 4:26..."Solomon had four thousand stalls for chariot horses, and twelve thousand horses."
2 Chronicles 9:25..."Soloman had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horses...."
EXACTLY the same. What makes you think there is a contradiction there?
2006-08-13 14:01:18 · answer #3 · answered by nancy jo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The overarching message is God's, but the words themselves are people's and reflect both the culture and the times. Both the contradictions and the incest reflect that, but don't affect the overall point of the Bible.
2006-08-13 13:48:46 · answer #4 · answered by Caritas 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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contradictions are created by misunderstanding
and just because some things are recorded in the Bible does not mean they are God-Approved.
the "contradiction" at 1 kings/2 chronicles? ! kings was recorded at
580 BC, while Chronicles was recorded at 480 BC.
Is it possible that between the time frames the numbers of Solomons possessions increased?
See how a little research can clarify the "contraditions"?
2006-08-13 13:43:01 · answer #5 · answered by Tim 47 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No. Every Bible in existence was printed by Man, and, if you trace the history of each of the documents through time (textual criticism) you'll find each had human sources as well (although some scholars believe there's a good chance portions of it were written by women, not men as today's misogynist religions would prefer you believe).
2006-08-13 13:44:44 · answer #6 · answered by godlessinaz 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes the Bible is God's word. God did not hide any sins of the people. It is the truth, is is documented, even if what sins people did were not God's will.
All apparent contradictions have an legitimate explanation. Whether or not you will find it is another story.
2006-08-13 13:52:51 · answer #7 · answered by tina 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
hakim300!
Yes! Yes!! Yes!!!
Holy Bible is God's gift to this world! Holy Quoran is the copy of the same, empowering Mohammad (PBUH) as the last and final prophet to this world. Time span was nearly 800 years between the two.
2006-08-13 13:49:38 · answer #8 · answered by SESHADRI K 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think its the word of man, in an attempt to to keep the rebelious new generations from distroyed old traditions and values.
2006-08-13 13:45:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. God does not exist.
Nobody has ever been saved. Nobody has ever gone to heaven or hell.
There is no evidence to suggest that Jesus ever existed either.
2006-08-13 13:45:40 · answer #10 · answered by Techguy2396 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋