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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...

You make the assertions so I'll let you defend them. Just know that there has been no credible scholarship from even the most jaded of scriptural "higher" critics including some the most academically accomplished, who, when they became fully educated in the details of their own critique could find any contradiction in the scriptures themselves. Archaeological scholarship has similarly failed to contradict any account, as it appears in scriptures. So Junior, we all invite you to produce something that the "experts" on your side of the debate can't.

I suspect that you originated this thread with an intent to "stir things up." Fair enough. But be prepared to be called on to produce some original thought of your own from time to time. Instigating cock fights for the sake of doing so is a pastime typically reserved for the talentless and uninformed.

Matthew and Luke give different geneologies for Jesus. There have been numerous attempts to reconcile the two, but the fact remains that two different geneologies are presented. A scholar might claim that one or the other is not the actual geneology but representative of something else -- but there is nothing in the Bible to support such a view (Sola Scriptura, n'est-ce pas?). Such is the same for the two creation accounts in Genesis -- both of which have already been posted on this thread. Some have claimed that these are simply two separate views of the same events; however, the orders of creation are markedly different. I've known some Christians to claim that the two accounts of the origins of man actually indicate that Adam had two wives, with Eve being the second (this is the foundation of the "Lilith" myth). However, no amount of squirming will obviate the simple fact that there are two different stories. I'm sure you are going to blow off this posting with a blythe "you simply don't know what you are talking about" quip, without actually addressing the points above. However, I'm quite used to such treatment at the hands of creationists, so rest assured I shall not be offended.