You are implying that the all-powerful, Creator-God of the Universe somehow couldn't get His message or facts straight, because He chose to use and speak through men? Jesus could have used the stones themselves to speak on His behalf, He's used the Universe itself when it suits His purpose: as scriptures say, "The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth his handiwork...."
It suited his purpose to have man write the scriptures, and to trascend man's imperfections in doing so. Can your God, or god, as the case may be, do that? You might want to at the same time ask yourself, "How big is your God?" Big enough to transcend man's failings? I don't know about your god, but mine is.
"Of course, they were "inspired" by God,
Yes, does that mean anything to you, or is it just a throw away line?
but remember that Moses talked face to face with God, and even he had a problem "getting it right", which is why he was not allowed to enter the promised land.
Correction. He had a problem in a very specific instance with obedience, the penalty of which for disobedience denied his entry into the "Promised Land."
Therefore if Moses was unable to follow God's command, even though he was being instructed DIRECTLY by God, it follows that those mortals who wrote down the scriptures probably didn't follow God's directions perfectly either.
The disciples themselves were instructed directly by Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, Himself. Some were obedient, and one was actually indwelt for a time by Satan, himself. So what's your point? God is powerful enough to use imperfect vessels to do perfect work. He's God after all. It may be beyond man's ability and man's "logic" contained in 3.5 pounds of grey matter to understand, but most things about God are beyond man's ability to comprehend.
So, then, it can be construed that you CAN question the veracity of the bible and still be a Christian.
Sure, you can question the veracity of the bible if you like. Christians often question the veracity of the bible. As often happens, though, it becomes merely the first step on a journey that will have an honest biblical researcher asking himself how he could have possibly questioned the veracity of the bible in the first place. You'll get from point A to point B if you take the bible at face value from the start, realizing first that the One who wrote it by inspiration knows more than either you or I do.
And yet there are two orders of creation in Genesis, and at least two contradictory geneologies of Jesus in the NT. Man is fallible, as anyone who has dictated to a secretary knows...