I dismiss them out of hand as having been proven false accusations. Any supposed “errors” in the original 66 books of the Bible have been proven to be based either on error of interpretation or error of taking all of scripture into account.
>>I am still waiting to hear what you have to say regarding the stoning of those who are adulterers and blasphemers.<<
Well, let’s begin with looking at the authenticity of the inclusion of that story in scripture to begin with. There seems to be some doubt about it being in the original manuscripts.
When Dallas Theological Seminary professor Daniel Wallace examined New Testament manuscripts stored in the National Archive in Albania last June, he was amazed by what he did not find.
The story of the woman caught in adultery, usually found in John 7:53-8:11, was missing from three of the texts, and was out of place in a fourth, tacked on to the end of John's Gospel. [http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/aprilweb-only/117-31.0.html]
Even given that, the story was a test by the Pharisees. It was meant to trap Jesus. There was a dilemma facing the Pharisees in this passage. The Jewish law required death, but Roman law did not permit a death sentence for adultery. The Jews lived under Roman law. If they stoned the woman, they would be prosecuted for murder by the Romans. If they don't stone her to death, they are not following the Jewish law. Jesus, by handling it the way He did, diffused the situation and didn’t fall for the trap. Satan knew that if Jesus answered the question other then He did He would have been guilty of one law or the other.
The one lesson we can learn is that we must be careful answering questions that are meant to trap. It’s a tactic of Satan.
So, any errors or contradictions in the Bible YOU ACCEPT are dismissed out of hand because they are in tune with what you believe. Proven to be misinterpretations ....blah,blah,blah...
And now the adulteress story may not have been included in the original, may not be authentic?
Really, CB?
This explains a lot.