PHILOSOPHY IS KING

You don't even know what you're talking about, do you?The histories of Herodotus are taken with the same level of scepticism that the Bible is. No historical information is ever taken at face value.What's the deal with the classics department at your college, that actually worships Herodotus?Don't act like there's a double standard, please. All historical texts are subject to the same scrutiny, including the Bible. But last I checked, nobody was (for instance) trying to deny homosexual basic human rights based on the works of Herodotus, so you'll pardon me if some of us think that the stakes are a little higher in regards to the Bible.

Why would it? in fact, the more pieces and more authors, the more likely there are to be parts that don't agree. And that's exactly what we find.

But it is, though. There's a number of disagreements among the text. The only way you could not come to conclusion there aren't is if you assume that the only "proper" interpretation of the Bible is the one that elminates all contraditctions, no matter the linguistic gymnastics required.With that kind of reasoning you can eliminate the contradictions in anything. Me, I'll read the Bible as it's written, thank you.