Please Note:  This is NOT a complete work, although we are trying to complete it.

Short excerpt:

Bible Query - Introduction

March 2006 version. Copyright (c) Christian Debater(tm) 1997-2006. All rights reserved except as
given in the copyright notice.

The Bible is a rich and fascinating book. However, some people are put off by its depth and complexity. While Christians should always be learning and growing, some have been content simply to lay theirunanswered questions aside, without the growth that comes from the answers. Other people say theBible has contradictions. While the Bible does have things that are difficult to understand, every alleged contradiction in the Bible has an explanation.

Life itself can be full of difficulties and apparent contradictions. For example, once my eight-year old
daughter was confused as to why I answered the phone when she called me at work. You see, she
reasoned that since every business has a phone, how come it was not the owner of the company who answered the [one and only] phone where I worked???

Likewise, difficulties in the Bible can be impossible to solve when we have wrong and simplistic

assumptions. The same difficulties can become easy, when the false assumptions are cleared away.This work answers questions on the following topics: Color   Key       Archaeology / history  582       Original language  380       Practice  717       Doctrine  875       Logic  588       Unclassified  1125  Manuscripts  364       Translations today  696       Experience  1119       Prophecy  284       Science  80       False religions  510

To get other and more complete answers, this work catalogs answers given in good Christian books, so that you can read further and often more complete information.

All this material is copyright (c); 1997-2006 by Christians Debater(tm);. All rights are reserved, except for the following. Everyone is permitted to quote any question and answer as long as they quote both verbatim. The point is not to restrict free discussion, but to minimize misquoting. You may quote as much of this work as you wish. However, please give the source as: Copyright (c); 1997-2006 Christian Debater(tm);, P.O. Box 144441. Austin, Tx 79714. (512) 218-8022. www.BibleQuery.org  Furthermore, if you are a student in a class, and you use this material as a part of an assignment, you must give the source, so that your instructor will know you used this.

It is desired that Biblical Christians would use all or any part of this material, and freely make as many paper or electronic copies as they wish, for the glory of our God.

The questions are arranged in the order the verses appear in the Bible. If you do not find a question about reconciling two verses under the first verse, look under the second. Before discussing the verses, the following sections addresses five general questions.

 

Why So Many Questions?

I have attempted to hunt down every objection, difficulty, and alleged contradiction every non-Christian and Christian has asked. I tried to show some of the archaeological support for the Bible, discuss Bible and science issues, and give multiple answers in some places where Christian scholars disagree. I often look at things skeptically, but praise God Jesus died for skeptics, too. I also believe the Bible in the original manuscripts is the inerrant word of God. However, I am extremely skeptical of other things, such as the claims that the universe could have started by random chance.

I have tried to be thorough in ferreting out as many potential questions as possible, but I am certain there are questions I have missed. If you encounter additional questions not covered in these papers, please send them to the address listed on the other side. We want to give you an answer and consider your input for future versions. Also, if you believe an answer can be improved, please send your comments as well.