This encyclopedia is intended for everyone, from scholars and students to laymen -- for all who are troubled by apparent contradictions in the Bible. It argues well for the unity and the integrity of the Bible and should therefore convince the skeptic and reassure the person who may be confused by the seeming discrepancies he discovers in scripture. It is the author's purpose to uphold the inerrancy of the Bible andto uphold therefore also the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ, for he held the Old Testament scripture to be infallible. - Jacket flap.Abstract: This encyclopedia is intended for everyone, from scholars and students to laymen -- for all who are troubled by apparent contradictions in the Bible. It argues well for the unity and the integrity of the Bible and should therefore convince the skeptic and reassure the person who may be confused by the seeming discrepancies he discovers in scripture. It is the author's purpose to uphold the inerrancy of the Bible and to uphold therefore also the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ, for he held the Old Testament scripture to be infallible. - Jacket flap