Christian "purpose" and "meaning" in life.

[Fidel_Castronaut]

I'm not talking about inconsistencies. I'm talking about using different words to describe the same event or talking about different events or aspects to Jesus's ministry. When people are lying they get together and try to make sure that everyone says he same thing. If all the gospel writers wrote exactly the same, referring to exactly the same events, it would seem to be contrived.

You think the problems with the bible are simply using different words to describe the same event? It can't even get its chronology straight.

And I wonder, if the gospels all wrote the same and referred to the same events, would you then be admitting that the bible seems contrived, or would you be saying that the consistency validates it?

Again, it's another example of having one's cake and eating it too.

Truthfully, it doesn't actually matter the chronology, or indeed the content. Someone who believes in it so devoutly will always find a way to weasel out of any contradictions or inconsistencies, even if it means fundamentally altering the definition of a word or indeed embarking on a massive amount of cognitive dissonance.