Does the Bible Contradict Itself?

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How about if women who give childbirth are sinful? This is was brought up recently in a conversation with my fiance: http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/contra...aring.html

The passage in context:

12 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Say to the Israelites: ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be ceremonially unclean for seven days, just as she is unclean during her monthly period. 3 On the eighth day the boy is to be circumcised. 4 Then the woman must wait thirty-three days to be purified from her bleeding. She must not touch anything sacred or go to the sanctuary until the days of her purification are over. 5 If she gives birth to a daughter, for two weeks the woman will be unclean, as during her period. Then she must wait sixty-six days to be purified from her bleeding.

6 “‘When the days of her purification for a son or daughter are over, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting a year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a dove for a sin offering. 7 He shall offer them before the Lord to make atonement for her, and then she will be ceremonially clean from her flow of blood.

“‘These are the regulations for the woman who gives birth to a boy or a girl. 8 If she cannot afford a lamb, she is to bring two doves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean. ’”

(Leviticus 12)


My thought: The sacrifice of the dove was for sin in general, and not for giving birth to a child. The pain and bleeding of child birth was believed to be part of the curse on the human race. It was a reminder that no one is perfectly good--man nor woman. All needed to be forgiven, so the dove was sacrificed. (I'm sure an Orthodox Jewish person would do much a better job of explaining it than I.)

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The answer: I don't know. My question: What is the topic of discussion for this discussion thread, my friend?

Ok, if you need it spelled out for you. Two different names are credited with fathering Salah. And it's not two different people, they're described as being in the same lineage, it's just Chinese whispers resulting in two different versions of events.

Sorry, I'm unfamiliar with the text.

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Maybe we can start a discussion based upon the contradictions cited here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB3g6mXLE...dxpBxdbPaw

I'm ready when you are.

I'm having sound issues with this PC. Got any videos with subtitles?