Unbelievable ? Bible contradictions

2009-05-30T00:00:00+01:00

What should Christians believe about the “infallibility” of the Bible? Are the apparent contradictions that exist a problem?

Derek Tidball is the former Principal of the London School of Theology. He engages with atheist Gordon Livesey who has compiled a list of, as he believes, errors and contradictions in the Bible.

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