The Bible is not about semantics. It is precise in every way this includes prophecy. It could not be God's word otherwise.
Bethlehem and Jerusalem during the time of Christ were separate towns. I don't know how much more plainly I can say that. It is simply a fact. I know its hard to accept but the Joseph Smith's book of Mormon has lots of little flaws in it like this. It has lots of flaws, like the man who wrote it Joseph Smith.
Joseph Smith simply got it wrong. That is not hyperbole its simple fact.
The Bible is not about semantics.
[Stourme corrects]
No, but your argument is.
It is precise in every way this includes prophecy.
Ohhh... Well.. let's take a look at that statement.
Acts 9: 7 And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
Acts 22: 9 And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
Acts 26: 13 - 14 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.
Three different and contradictory accounts of the same event... in your Bible... That doesn't look all that precise to me.
It could not be God's word otherwise.
If you're true to your word you'll have to abandon the Bible as God's word, huh? By your own words you condem the Bible... or is it just... semantics?
The account of the birth of Christ in the Book of Mormon was given by people who had never been to Jerusalem and had never heard of Bethlaham. But they knew of Jerusalem from the records that were passed down to them. Understand the audiance of who they are speaking. It's in the land of Jerusalem..Over there where we originally came from.
Makes perfect sense...