The following are the “headlines” for the ten paragraphs in the article, “Ten Guidelines for Dealing with Bible Difficulties,” by Steven B. Cowan, in Areopagus Journal, January 2002, Pg.32-35. Each “headline” has a good explanation.
One. Consider the possibility that some discrepancies are the result of transmissional errors.
Two. Recognize that the Bible uses phenomenal language.
Three. Do not confuse imprecision with error.
Four. Pay careful attention to the literary genre of a passage.
Five. Recognize that differences in parallel accounts do not necessarily imply contradiction.
Six. Consider that some parallel accounts may not be parallel after all.
Seven. Recognize that authors do not always record events in chronological order.
Eight. Pay careful attention to grammar and logic in assessing discrepancies.
Nine. Consider the literary context of a passage.
Ten. Do not assume that because a solution is not readily available that there is an error.
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