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purpledawn
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Message 151 of 221 (598030)
12-27-2010 5:57 AM
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12-26-2010 11:43 AM


Re: Contradiction or Mistake
Unfortunately the originator isn't participating anymore. So we probably won't have anyone presenting the apologetics. The originator didn't claim the Bible had no errors.
There are enough true contradictions without flopping out useless number differences. Since we don't have the originals, copyist errors are the obvious answers and even I came up with other possible reasons that don't deal with doctrine. These types of discrepancies don't impact the point of the writing. Save these types of discrepancies for when someone claims there are absolutely no errors in our current copies of the Bible.
The apologetic response is copyist errors. So if their response to why it isn't a contradiction is because it is a copyist error, then they are looking at the literal meaning of contradiction. As I said, an error is not a contradiction.

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Message 152 of 221 (598034)
12-27-2010 10:26 AM
Reply to: Message 151 by purpledawn
12-27-2010 5:57 AM


Re: Contradiction or Mistake
If you're going to make a fine distinction between contradictions and errors, we're going to need a clear definition of each. Otherwise, apologists can handwave away the discrepancies as off-topic without even giving a proper apologetic.

"I'm Rory Bellows, I tell you! And I got a lot of corroborating evidence... over here... by the throttle!"

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Message 153 of 221 (598036)
12-27-2010 10:42 AM
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12-27-2010 5:57 AM


The real problem
The real problem is the relatively modern idea that the Bible is one book, one story. It's not, and was never meant to be seen as one book or one story. Most of the so called contradictions are simply due to thinking that what is in one Book of the Bible should correspond to what is in any other Book. People even refer to the "Books of the Bible" but somehow fail to make the connection that "Yup, they are separate books by separate authors who each had their own story to tell; and many of the books are really two or more different stories by different authors with often contradicting theologies that have just been smushed together."

Anyone so limited that they can only spell a word one way is severely handicapped!

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Message 154 of 221 (598050)
12-27-2010 2:22 PM
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12-27-2010 10:42 AM


Re: The real problem
I "restarted" this thread hoping for an answer to my question regarding a long dead debate.
Apologists state the sixth hour in John was six AM, since John was using Roman time.
Yet I cannot find a single piece of evidence that suggests the Romans started their days at midnight.
Also, what year and who invented the concept of starting a day at midnight?
Thanks.

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Message 155 of 221 (598054)
12-27-2010 2:59 PM
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12-27-2010 2:22 PM


Re: The real problem
But that is a "whatever" type question.
What possible difference could it make?

Anyone so limited that they can only spell a word one way is severely handicapped!

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Message 156 of 221 (598079)
12-27-2010 8:25 PM
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12-27-2010 2:59 PM


Re: The real problem
Jar writes:
But that is a "whatever" type question.
What possible difference could it make?
I'm not exactly sure what your response is refering to. I asked the question bc I was curious. I was reading the thread from the start and came across a debate regarding the contradiction found in the gospels regarding when Jesus was upon the cross.
An apologists typical response to "solve" this contradiction is that its refering to Roman time. Yet from what I can gather, Roman "time" did not start a day at midnight.
Hence my questions. Is there evidence that the Romans started their "day' at midnight? That the sixth hour is six AM?
Also, who were the first to use midnight as a starting point?
Those were my questions, based upon my curiosity. Not sure what a "whatever" type question means, as per your statement.

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Message 157 of 221 (598111)
12-28-2010 6:15 AM
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12-27-2010 10:42 AM


Re: The real problem
quote:
The real problem is the relatively modern idea that the Bible is one book, one story. It's not, and was never meant to be seen as one book or one story. Most of the so called contradictions are simply due to thinking that what is in one Book of the Bible should correspond to what is in any other Book. People even refer to the "Books of the Bible" but somehow fail to make the connection that "Yup, they are separate books by separate authors who each had their own story to tell; and many of the books are really two or more different stories by different authors with often contradicting theologies that have just been smushed together."
Exactly! Many of the books weren't written simultaneously or even in the same century. The writings evolve as the religion does. I haven't looked to see if one author actually contradicts himself. Of course the problem there is that copyists could still have made changes to fit the political and religious needs of the time.

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Message 158 of 221 (598118)
12-28-2010 9:07 AM
Reply to: Message 156 by hERICtic
12-27-2010 8:25 PM


Roman Time Keeping
I searched the web from various angles and this article seems to clear things up a bit concerning how the Romans supposedly viewed time.
Roman Time Keeping
From what I could tell, at one point the Romans did use the sunset to sunset view of the day, but that changed at some point. Hard to tell when, but it didn't seem to change the way the daylight hours were addressed. They apparently still started the divisions with sunrise. See bottom of the article.
IOW, even though the day started at midnight the "first hour" is still dawn. The originator's argument in Message 78 doesn't really hold water.
He missed the whole point that Mark and John are speaking of completely different days. The time argument is irrelevant.

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Message 159 of 221 (598122)
12-28-2010 10:23 AM
Reply to: Message 158 by purpledawn
12-28-2010 9:07 AM


Re: Roman Time Keeping
Thanks for your reply. Although I do have one "issue" with your statement:
He missed the whole point that Mark and John are speaking of completely different days. The time argument is irrelevant.
I'm not sure why you feel the time element is irrelevant. Its a contradiction thread. John has a different time when Jesus was placed upon the cross than than does Mark. Mark has the third hour, John the sixth. Hence the contradiction.

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Message 160 of 221 (598126)
12-28-2010 11:17 AM
Reply to: Message 159 by hERICtic
12-28-2010 10:23 AM


Re: Roman Time Keeping
quote:
I'm not sure why you feel the time element is irrelevant. Its a contradiction thread. John has a different time when Jesus was placed upon the cross than than does Mark. Mark has the third hour, John the sixth. Hence the contradiction.
If one man is talking about Saturday and another is talking about Tuesday, what does the time matter. They aren't talking about the same day.
The author of John has Jesus die at the same time as the Paschal Lamb. So Jesus died before the Passover Meal. In Mark, the author has Jesus die after the Passover Meal.
That was the contradiction that nator brought up in Message 51. See her response in Message 98.
When we're talking about two completely different days, the time issue is irrelevant. Even if they had all given the same time of the day, it still isn't the same time because it's a different day.
Understand? The author of John just flat out wrote a different story.

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Message 161 of 221 (598136)
12-28-2010 2:08 PM
Reply to: Message 160 by purpledawn
12-28-2010 11:17 AM


Re: Roman Time Keeping
Purple Dawn writes:
If one man is talking about Saturday and another is talking about Tuesday, what does the time matter. They aren't talking about the same day.
The author of John has Jesus die at the same time as the Paschal Lamb. So Jesus died before the Passover Meal. In Mark, the author has Jesus die after the Passover Meal.
It does matter. You could have two different days, yet both authors could claim X occured at 9am. Its a contradiction thread. Its just another list of contradictions. Yes, they both have different days, but they also have different times.
PD writes:
That was the contradiction that nator brought up in Message 51. See her response in Message 98.
When we're talking about two completely different days, the time issue is irrelevant. Even if they had all given the same time of the day, it still isn't the same time because it's a different day.
Its not irrelevant! Its a contradiction thread. Again, yes they're talking about two different days, but the entire story could have tens upon tens of contradictions within. I could very easily say the day itself doesnt matter, that its the time that is crucial.
PD writes:
Understand? The author of John just flat out wrote a different story.
Yes, John wrote a different story, about a different day, with different times, with different aspects and other assorted contradictions.
It does not matter per se that its a different day, if I'm debating someone over the contradiction about when Jesus was placed upon the cross time wise.

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Message 162 of 221 (598142)
12-28-2010 3:42 PM
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12-28-2010 2:08 PM


Re: Roman Time Keeping
Apparently you don't understand. My comments were in relation to the originators response to nator. The time differences are irrelevant concerning the contradiction nator presented.
IMO, when stories conflict, it doesn't make sense to address line items, but that's your choice. Enjoy!

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Message 163 of 221 (598144)
12-28-2010 3:53 PM
Reply to: Message 162 by purpledawn
12-28-2010 3:42 PM


Re: Roman Time Keeping
PD writes:
Apparently you don't understand. My comments were in relation to the originators response to nator.
A-HA! So its you who does not understand!!! I jumped started this thread due to post 78, a response by an apologist, Conspirator. He started this thread, he made a comment on his own thread regarding Roman time. Hence why I asked the questions.
Anyway, thanks for the info about Roman time.

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Message 164 of 221 (603679)
02-06-2011 4:59 PM
Reply to: Message 163 by hERICtic
12-28-2010 3:53 PM


Re: Roman Time Keeping
So: no contradictions in the Bible, eh?
Book of Job. "For I am merciful, saith the Lord, and shall not keep anger forever."
Book of job, a bit further along; God speaking. "Thou hast kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn forever."
TFS

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Message 165 of 221 (603703)
02-07-2011 6:47 AM
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