Is it fair to dismiss the Bible over one prophecy error?

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The discussion centers on the validity of prophecies, particularly those found in the Bible, in light of recent events such as earthquakes in Rome and Lorca, Spain. Participants express skepticism about the accuracy of prophetic predictions, suggesting that they often amount to lucky guesses rather than divine insight. The prophecy in Ezekiel 29, which claims Egypt would be uninhabited for 40 years, is highlighted as a significant example of biblical inaccuracies. Some argue against dismissing the entire Bible based on isolated errors, comparing it to how one mistake in a modern history or math book does not invalidate the entire work. This perspective emphasizes the need for a nuanced understanding of texts rather than broad generalizations based on specific inaccuracies.
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You know what they say about a broken clock...
 
prophecy is just a lucky guess. one of the best is the one in the bible about egypt never being a great nation again. i had once thought that prophets were some how receiving messages at key times in history from the future. like us sending info back to avoid a certain doom or what not.
 
Darken-Sol said:
prophecy is just a lucky guess. one of the best is the one in the bible about egypt never being a great nation again.

The prophecy in Ezekiel 29 about Egypt being completely uninhabited for 40 years is indeed an excellent example of the Bible being flat wrong.
 
If an earthquake had struck Rome at least seismologists couldn't have been indicted for not giving enough warning this time!

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Doc/Laquila_indictment_EMSC_Support.pdf
 
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brocks said:
The prophecy in Ezekiel 29 about Egypt being completely uninhabited for 40 years is indeed an excellent example of the Bible being flat wrong.
...and an example of how a shrewd believer can turn being flat wrong into a successful prediction!
 
brocks said:
The prophecy in Ezekiel 29 about Egypt being completely uninhabited for 40 years is indeed an excellent example of the Bible being flat wrong.

Hold on a second.
The Bible is a collection of writings.

To say that all of it is wrong because there is an error in one is exactly like suggesting that an error in a modern history book automatically invalidates everything else it says.
Or that a mistake in a math book means that the entire book has to be wrong.
Or that a misspelling in a dictionary portends that the entire dictionary is bunk.

That type of "error-branding" is precisely what conspiracy theorist do: They find one thing wrong and declare that all must be wrong.
 

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