Biblical Errancy, Dennis McKinsey, Editor, 3158 Sherwood Park Dr., Springfield. OH 45505 Biblical Errancy is the only national periodical focusing on Biblical errors, contradictions, and fallacies, while providing a hearing for apologists. Issue No. 1. ------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENTARY (A) One of the most important concepts in Christianity is original sin or the belief that all mankind has inherited a sinful nature brought about by the acts of Adam and Eve. Rom 5:12 "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned." Rom 5:19 "For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners,..." 1 Cor 15:22 "For as in Adam all die,..." Yet no amount of theological reasoning can make an inherently unjust idea seem right. Punishing billions of people for the acts of one is not only inherently unfair and unwarranted but also in opposition to other Biblical verses such as: Dt 24:16 "The fa-thers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin." Compare 2 Kgs 14:6 & 2 Chr 25:4. Ezk 18:20 "The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be up-on him." Ezk 33:20 "O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways." Jer 31: 29-30 "In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge. But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge. "Rom 2:6 "Who will render to every man according to his deeds." Ezk 18:4 "...the soul that sinneth, it shall die." Each of these verses shows that every person should only be pun-ished for those sins which he commits, not those of others. Original sin makes about as much sense as if I were sitting at home one evening and the following occurred. The police came to my door and stated I was under arrest because my father in Eu-rope just shot and killed someone. I responded by asking what that had to do with me and they said, "He's your father, isn't he?" (B) Another false conception held by many Christians is that the Bible is without contradictions. Few beliefs are more erroneous. For this reason, contradictory statements will be highlighted not only in this issue of "Biblical Errancy" but all those that follow. The following examples are only a fraction of those that could be mentioned: Rom 3:23 "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." 1 Kgs 8:46 and 2 Chr 6:36 "...for there is no man that sinneth not,..." Prov 20:9 "Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?" Eccl 7:20 "For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not." Mk 10:18 "And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God." Rom 3:10 "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one." (Also 1 Jn 1:8 & 10, Rom 3:12, 5:12, Gal 3:22) Versus: Gn 6:9 "Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God." Job 1:1 "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil." Job 1:8 & 2:3 "...my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?" Gn 7:1 "And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation." Lk 1:5-6 "In the days of Herod, king of Ju-dea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abi-jah: and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless." (C) Another clear contradiction concerns whether or not God re- pents. Num 23:19 "God is not a man that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent." 1 Sam 15:29 "and also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent." Vesus Jonah 3:10 "And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not." 1 Sam 15:11 "It repenteth me that I have set Saul to be king:..." Ex 32:14 "And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his peo-ple." Jer 42:10 "...for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you." Gn 6:6 "And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart." 1 Sam 15:35 "... and the Lord repented that he had made Saul king over Israel." (D) One final contradiction is worthy of note. It concerns the question of whether or not God's face has been seen. Jn 1:18 "No man hath seen God at any time;..." Ex 33:20 "And he (God-ed.) said, Thou canst not see my face; for there shall no man see me, and live." Jn 6:46 "Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father." 1 Jn 4:12 "No man hath seen God at any time." Vesus Gn. 32:30 "And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved." Ex 33:11 "And the Lord spoke unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend." Num 14:14 "...that thou Lord art seen face to face,..." Job 42:5 "I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear, but now mine eye seeth thee." Dt 34:10 "And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face," Dt 5:4 "The Lord talked with you face to face..." (Also Psalm 63:2: Is 6:1 & 6:5; Amos 7:7-8; Ezk 20: 35; Ex 24-9-10) Biblical Errancy, Dennis McKinsey, Editor, 3158 Sherwood Park Dr., Springfield, OH 45505. The only national periodical focusing on Biblical errors, contradictions, and fallacies, while providing a hearing for aplogists. Issue No. 2. ------------------------------------------------------------ Commentary The Resurrection - Among those beliefs crucial to Christian-ity few are of greater importance than that of the Resurrection. Paul went so far as to allege the very foundation rests upon its occurrence. 1 Cor 15:14 "And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain and your faith is also vain. (Also 1 Cor 15:17) Yet, why should the Resurrection be of such significance? Elijah raised a child from the dead (1 Kgs 17:17, 21-22); Samuel said to Saul, "Why hast thou disquiented me, to bring me up?" 1 Sm 28:7,11,15); Elisha raised the dead son of a Shunamite (2 Kgs 4:32,34-35); a dead man being lowered into a grage re-vived when he touched the bones of Elisha (2Kgs 13:21); Moses and Elijah revived at the time of the Transfig- uration (Lk 9: 28, 30); the saints arose at the time of Jesus' death (Mt 27: 52-53); Jairus' daughter rose from the dead (Mt 9:18;23-25); the widow at Nain's son rose from the dead (Lk 7:11-15); and Lazarus rose from the dead (Jn 11:43- 44). All of these people ascended from death and all did so before Jesus. So why attribute so much im-portance to the event? By the time Christ rose from the dead this was a rather common occurrence. Moreover, people not only rose before Jesus but after him as well. Peter raised Tabitha and Paul raised Eutychus. While participating in a radio call-in program several years ago, the editor was told by a caller that, except for Jesus, all of the above-mentioned people eventurally died again. But Paul clearly asserted it's the Resurrection, per se, that matters, not the fact that Jesus never died again. The caller was asked to cite a passage that justified his contention. There was no reply. A second major difficulty associated with the Resur- rection lies in the contradictory accounts in the four gospels of what occurred. The following represent some of the major disagree-ments surrounding the events connected with the Resurrection: A: At what time in the morning did the women visit the tomb?--At the rising of the sun (Mk 16:2) vs. when it was yet dark (Jn 20:1) B. Who came?--Mary Magdalene alone (Jn 20:1) vs. Mary Mag-dalene and the other Mary (Mt 28:1) vs. Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome (Mk 16:1) vs. Mary Magdalene, Joan-na, Mary the mother of James, and other women (Lk 24:10). C. Was the tomb open or closed when they arrived?--Open (Lk 24: 2) vs. closed (Mt 28:1-2). D. Whom did they see at the tomb? - The angel (Mt 28:2) vs. a young man (Mk 16:5) vs. two men (Lk 24:4) vs. two angels (Jn 20:11-12). E. Were these men or angels inside or outside the tomb?--Outside (Mt 28:2) vs. inside (Mk 16:5; Lk 24: 3-4, Jn 20:11-12). F. Were they standing or sitting?--Standing (Lk 24:4) vs. sitting (Mt 28:2, Mk 16:5, Jn 20:12).G. Did Mary Magdalene know Jesus when he first appeared to her?--Yes, she did (Mt 28:9) vs. no, she did not (Jn 20:14). If the stories were consistent, one could write one long continuous narrative incorporating all four versions without fear of divergencies. Yet, this has never been done without add-ing, altering or omitting key verses. Apologists often submit the witnesses-at-the auto-accident argument which is quite ir-revelent since two diametrically opposed and mutually exclusive versions of the same event can not be simultaneously accurate. One or the other is false. Moreover, witnesses at an accident, unlike gospel writers, are not claiming inerrancy. Thomas Paine summarized the relationship between the gospels quite well. "...it is, I believe, impossible to find in any story upon record so many and such glaring absurd- ities, contradictions, and falsehoods, as are in those books (Mt, Mk, Lk & Jn). They are more numerous and striking than I had any expectation of finding, when I began this examination ..." (The Age of Reason, page 167) A third major problem connected with the Resurrection lies in the fact that even if Jesus had risen, nobody is going to follow his example. Eccl 3:19-21 (RSV) "For the fate of the sons of men and the fate of beasts is the same: as one dies, so dies the other. ...man has no advantage (pre- eminence - KJV) over the beasts;... All go to one place; all are from the dust, and all turn to dust again. Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down to the earth?" Job 7:9-11, 1 Tim 6:15-16; and Isaiah 26: 14 say as much. Robert In-gersoll, one of the greatest Biblical commentators in American history, spoke wisely when he said: "The Old Testament tells us how we lost immortality and it does not say a word about another world, from the first mistake in Genesis to the last curse in Malachi. No man in the Old Testament stands by the dead and says, 'We shall meet again.' From the top of Sinai came no hope of another world." ("Orthodoxy", Ingersoll's Works, Vol. 2, page 424. And lastly, others participated in even more momentous events. Adam was never born to begin with (Gn 1:27); he came into the world as a full-grown adult. Enoch (Gn 5:22-24) and Elijah ( 2 Kgs 2:11) never died. The latter went straight to heaven, which, incidentally, contradicts Hebrews 9:27 which says, "And it is appointed unto men once to die,..." In fact, what did Jesus ever do that had not already been accomplished? He rose from the dead but only after others. He performed miracles but so had others. He raised people from the dead but so had Old Testament prophets. He healed but so had others. What, then, did Jesus do that was different, that had not already been done? Plainly stated, "What makes him stand out from the crowd?" Thousands have claimed to be the Savior; so what are the acts that substantiate his creden- tials. Assertions alone prove nothing. Anyone can claim to be the Messiah and thousands have. "Jesus, the Imperfect Beacon" - For two thousand years Chris-tians have alleged that Jesus of Nazareth is God incarnate, the sinless being, the embodiment of perfection. 1 Pe 2:22 "Who did no sin, neither was guilte found in his mouth." Isaiah 53: 9(RSV) "...and there was no deceit in his mouth." Yet, the New Testament has many statements and acts by Jesus which prove the contrary. He, like Paul, repeatedly made false statements and inaccurate prophecies. The following are a few examples: Jn 7:8-10 (RSV) (A) "Go to the feast yourselves; I am not going up to this feast, for my time has not yet fully come. So saying he remained in Galilee. But after his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly, but in private." Jesus broke his promise by going up secretly after saying he wouldn't. (B) In Jn 13:38 Jesus said, "...Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou (Peter-ed.) hast denied me thrice." And yet, what acutally occurred is shown in Mk 14:66-68. "And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest: And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth. But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew." According to Jesus' prophecy the cock was not to speak until after the third denial, not after the first. (C) Jesus told the thief on the cross: Lk 23:43 "...Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise." This prophecy could not have been kept unless Jesus went to heaven that day, in which case he would not have been buried for three days. (D) Jesus told a man: Mk 8:34 "Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me." This statement was made early in his ministry. Yet, the cross could not have become a Christian symbol until after the Crucifixion. There was nothing to pick up. This utterance would have made no sense whatever to the man being addressed. (E) In Mt 5:22 He said: "...but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell fire." Yet, Jesus repeatedly called people fools: Mt. 23:17,19 "Ye fools and blind:..." Lk 11:40 "Ye fools,..." (F) In Mt 12:40 Jesus said: "For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth." Mk 15:37 and 15:42 show Jesus died on the day before the sabbath which would be Friday. Mk 16:9 and Mt 28:1 show he alledgedly rose sometime during Saturday night or Sunday morning. Friday afternoon to Sunday morning does not encompass three days and three nights. His prophecy failed. (G) In Jn 3:13 Jesus falsely stated: "And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven." This verse is not only inaccurate historically as 2 Kgs 2:11 shows: "...behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asun-der; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven." but also absurd on its face. If the Son of man (Jesus-ed.) is down here on earth speaking, then how could he be in heaven? (H) And in Mt 27:46 Jesus cried with a loud voice saying: "Eli, Eli,lama sa- bachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsak-en me?" How could Jesus be the Savior of all mankind when he couldn't even save himself? These aren't the words of a man who went to the Cross willingly to die for our sins. These are the words of a man who can think of a hundred places he would rather be. They certainly aren't the words of someone who has the situ-ation under control. These examples of Jesus' duplicity represent only a fraction of the 193 that could have been presented. The New Testament provides more than enough evidence to demonstrate Jesus' inability to provide a reliable beacon to lighten the way to truth and honesty, to claim the Messiahship. As Thomas Paine said: "The priests of the present day profess to believe it (the story of Christ-ed.). They gain their living by it, and they exclaim against something they call infidelity. I will define what it (infidelity-ed.) is. HE THAT BELIEVES IN THE STORY OF CHRIST IS AN INFIDEL TO GOD." (The Life and Works of Thomas Paine, Vol. 9, page 292) Jesus is not perfection incarnate. As Robert Ingersoll once said: "The theological Christ is the impossible union of the human and divine -- man with the atributes of God and God with the weaknesses and limitations of man." In closing this month's commentary several contradictions are worthy of note. Joseph's father is Jacob in Mt 1:16 but is Heli in Lk 3:23. David slew the men of 700 chariots of the Syrians and 40,000 horsemen according to 2 Sam 10:18 while 1 Chron 19:18 says it was the men of 7,000 chariots and 40,000 footmen. Solomon had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots in 1 Kgs 4:26 whilce 2 Chron 9:25 says it was 4,000 stalls. Biblical Errancy, Dennis McKinsey, Editor, 3158 Sherwood Park Dr. Springfield, OH 45505. The only national periodical focus-ing on Biblical errors, contradictions, and fallacies, while providing a hearing for apologists. Issue No. 3. ------------------------------------------------------------ Commentary Salvation: Next to Jesus probably no topic occupies the Christian mind more than salvation. We must do everything to be saved assuming, of course, salvation exists. We must obtain eternal life. That's the Christian attitude. The fundamental problem in this regard, however, is that even if one were to say to a be-liever, "OK, I believe you; so what must I do to be saved," one still couldn't obtain a rational response. Why? Because the answer would depend upon what Bible verses were selected. Some scriptural passages say you are saved by works; others say you are saved by faith; others say your destiny has already been predetermined; and still others say it is decided by God's whim. He simply looks down and arbitrarily selects those He wants. (1) Salvation by works, for example, is clearly shown in Mt 19:16-18 where a man asked Jesus what he must do to have eternal life. Mt 19:16-18: "And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life. And he said unto him, but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. He (the inquirer) saith uto him, which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honor thy father and thy mother: and Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me." Clearly, according to Jesus salvation is obtained by works. Good works, good deeds, following the commandments are all that is necessary. Jesus said absolutely nothing about believing in anything. Faith or belief isn't even mentioned. Robert Ingersoll correctly stated: "(In the 19th Chapter of Matthew we find) a child of God asking God what is necessary for him to do in order to inhereit eternal life.... Now, if there ever has been an opportunity given to the Almighty to furnish a man of an inquiring mind with the necessary information upon that subject, here was the opportunity.... (and yet Jesus) did not say to him: You must believe in me - that I am the only begotten son of the living God. He did not say: You must be born again. He did not say: You must believe the Bible. He did not say: You must remem-ber the Sabbath day, to keep it holy... What right has the church to add conditions of salvation?" - "What Must We Do To Be Saved?", Ingersoll's Works, Vol I, pl. 465. Incidentally, only five of the Ten Commandments were listed and "Loving thy neighbor" is not even a commandment. It's actually found in Leviticus 19:18. Mark 10:17-19 repeats the essential message of Matthew 19: 16-18 and also lists a commandment - Defraud not - that doesn't exist. Again, five of the Ten Commandments were omitted. (See also Lk 18:18-22, 10:25-28, Acts 10:35, Ezek 18:4-9, Jas 1:25, 27,2:21, 25, Ro 2:13, 1 Cor 7:19, Lk 19: 8- 9, Jn 5:28-29, Dt 10: 12, Ec 12:13). All of the above verses resemble Micah 6:8 which says: "...what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God." (2) Some verses contend your destiny has already been predetermined. It's fixed. Acts 13:48: "And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life beleived." And Ephesians 1:4-5: "According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world,... Having predestined us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ himself, according to the good pleasure of his will." Other verses upholding determinism are: Rev 17:8, 13:8, 2 Thes 2:13, Eph 1:11, Mt 24:24, 31, Prov 16:9, 20:24, 2 Tim 2:10, 1 Pe 1:2, 2:8. (3) Some passages allege God merely selects people as He sees fit. Psalm 65:4 is a good example: "Blessed is the man thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts." (See also: Jn 6:44, 17:9, Acts 22:14, Ro 9:16, 18, Ps 86:13). (4) And, of course, there are those verses Christians quote to prove one is saved by faith. Acts 16:30-31 is as representative as any: "What must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." (See also: Jn 14:6, 3:15-16, 18, 36, 6:28-29, 47, 11: 25-28, Acts 4:12, 13:39, Ro 1:16-17, He ll: 6, Eph 2:8-9). All of the above clearly show that even if one were to surrender himself completely to Christian teachings, one still wouldn't know what to do. If one is saved by works then one had better commit good deeds; if one is saved by a Godly act of merciful selection then one can only hope one is chosen; if one is saved by faith, then one must choose the correct beliefs; and if one's destiny is predetermined, one should ignore the entire matter. Why become concerned about something that is unalterable? It is interesting to note that although Paul often says you are saved by faith, Jesus clearly states you are saved by works. And unless "Christianity" is actually "Paulianity," Jesus' assertions take precedence. Thomas Paine once made an astute observation with respect to Paul's salvation by faith: "One set of preachers make salvation to consist in believing. They tell their congregations that if they believe in Christ their sins shall be forgiven. This, in the first place, is an encouragement to sin, in a similar manner as when a prodigal young fellow is told his father will pay all his debts, he runs into debt the faster, and becomes the more extravagant. Daddy says he, pays all, and on he goes: just so in the other case, Christ pays all, and on goes the sinner." "The Life and Works of Paine" Vol. 9, p. 27. Paine made an equally apt comment with respect to predestination: "Another set of preachers tell their congregations that God predestined and selected, from all eternity, a certain number to be saved, and a certain number to be damned eternally. If this were true, the day of Judgment is PAST: their preaching is in vain, and they had better work at some useful calling for their livelihood. This doctrine has a direct tendency to demoralize mankind." - "The Life and Works of Paine" Vol. 9, p. 208. Is it any wonder that Jesus' prophecy: Jn 10:16 - "...they shall hear my voice and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd," has never materialized? One can easily understand how a book as inconsistant as the Bible has given rise to more than fifteen hundred separate Christian denominations. The deficiency lies not so much with the preachers as the book from which they preach. PROPHECY - Christians often assert the alleged inspiration of the Bible is proven by accurate prophecies contained therein. Yet, any reasonably objective analysis of the Book will expose many inaccurate predictions. Generally speaking, prophetic failures can be grouped into three separate categories: those which were fulfilled in a manner different from that promised, those which have never occurred, and New Testament references to Old Testament prophecies that don't exist. Besides Jesus' inaccurate predictions with respect to the cock crowing, the attainment of paradise by the thief on the cross, and the similarity in time between His internment and Jonah's period in the whale (see: 2nd Issue), the following falsehoods could be mentioned. In Gn 2:17 God told Adam: "But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." Yet, Adam ate the fruit and did not die that day. In fact, he lived to be 930 years old (Gn 5:5). If a spiritual, as opposed to a physical, death was intended, as apologists allege, then why wouldn't this be true of what Nathan told David in 2 Sm 12: 14. David had sinned against God and Nathan said: "Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord...the child that is born unto thee shall surely die." Verse 18 clearly shows that the child died physically, not spiritually, shortly thereafter. Unless the context shows a verse should be given a spiritual interpretation, we should adhere to a literal approach. The wellknown apologist W. Arndt aptly stated: "It must be remembered that a deviation from the literal sense is not justified unless the Scriptures themselves prescribe such a course." "Bible Difficulties," p. 133. Another inaccurate prophecy is found in Genesis 28:13: "... I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed." Jacob never received the promised land and it is questionable whether the spot on which he lay ever came into the possession of his descendants. In Gn 35:10 God said to Jacob: "Thy name is Jacob; thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel." Yet, just 11 chapters later the text says: Gn 46:2 - "And God spoke unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I." A concluding false prophecy among the scores available is found in Dt 23:3 - "An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the Lord for ever." Ruth, a Moabitess, not only entered the congregation of the Lord as Ruth 1:4,22; 4:13,17 show but gave birth to the ancestors of David and Jesus. Even more noteworthy are prophecies that don't even exist such as that found in Mt 2:23 - "And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene." "He shall be called a Nazarene" does not exist in the Old Testament. There is no such prophecy. The editor thinks it might be appropriate to conclude this commentary with some additonal statements and acts by Jesus which disprove his perfection. In Mt 5:44 Jesus told people to: "...Love your enemies; bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you,..." Yet, he repeadtedly called his opponents names and hurled epithets. (See Mt 23: 15,17,19, 27,33; Jn 10:8; Lk 11:40; Mt 12:34) In Jn 12:32 Jesus said: "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me." Jesus was allegedly lifted up but he is far from having drawn all men to him. The majority of mankind have never even heard his name. In Mt 8:20 Jsus said: "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not to lay his head," while Mk 2:15 says: "Jesus sat at meat in his house." Jesus said he had no place to lay his head, yet he owned a house. According to Ps 24:1 he owned everything. And lastly, in Mt 19:19 Jesus said: "Thou shalt love they neighbor as thyself," while to his own mother he said: Jn 2:4 "...Woman, what have I to do with thee?" Apparently Jesus' love escaped him. This is the same Jesus who told everyone else to "Honor thy father and thy mother." Biblical Errancy, Dennis McKinsey, Editor, 3158 Sherwood Park Dr., Springfield, OH 45505. The only national periodical focusing on Biblical errors, contradictions and fallacies, while providing a hearing for apologists. Issue 4.