I don't care about bible contradictions.

[Drich]

Again, the NT is Spirit inspired, and ultimately the words of a man. Or if you prefer: 'God's words filtered through a man's understanding.'

Of course, a perfect explanation.

You'd have thought a perfect god could have simply dropped off a copy of his autobiography to Earth, proof read by angels so there were no lost in translation fuck ups by multiple contributors? He didn't even see fit to dictate to a single writer - at least the mis-interpretations would have been consistent and have less chance of repeating himself. Poor effort.

That point has already been made several times, and has been answered with:

What if God did not want a perfect book for us to have? What if he wanted us to have truth instead of perfection? That way those who have a hard time distingushing the worship of trinkets, prophets and traditions, and the worship of God. do not confuse a work of God with the worship of God. In other words God does not want the bible itself to become a false idol. 'We' Christians tend to enshrine holy relics and worship them, as the share a common link with God. Could you imagine the fanatical devotion placed on an item that proved to be written by God's own hand as it was absolutely perfect?

Not to throw another religion under the bus, but there is one I can think of that worships its holy books and prophets, with fanatical results. Some in this religion are moved to murder when a non believer disparages their 'holy relics/works.'

Again, because God does not want the bible itself to become a point of worship, He filtered his truth through man. that way we still have a viable path to God for all those who truly seek it, and those who want to hide from God are given the doubt they need to feel justified in their choice. Otherwise, if the bible was absolutely perfect and all of it's claims vetted, then the non-believer would not have the choice of belief that you do now.