As we have noted in our essay on his autobiography Losing Faith in Faith, Dan Barker's level of scholarship is fairly low. However, we present 21 alleged contradictions that remained from our previous engagement with Jim Meritt that did not find twins in Barker's book. One of his objections we will not address, however: the one that has to do with slavery in the Bible, an issue addressed by Glenn Miller. As for the rest - here they are.

Killing

See here.

Now answered here.

Exodus 3:22 "And ye shall spoil the Egyptians." is pitted against Exodus 12:35-36, "And they spoiled [plundered, NRSV] the Egyptians."

How exactly is this stealing? Ex. 12:35-36 says that the Israelites asked the Egyptians for stuff, and the Egyptians gave it to them. (Though Barker leaves that part out.)

But if you still object, consider this: It is inarguable that the United States owed African-Americans restitution after slavery; so certainly the Egyptians owed the Israelites some tribute.

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Now answered here. Barker says that a "True Fundamentalist" must believe in the inerrancy of transmission. For a reply to this, see my essay on Inerrancy and Human Ignorance.

For more on copyist errors, see the essay on that topic.

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Obeying the Laws

Now answered here.

I'm not sure what the problem is here, since Barker doesn't explain it. So, no answer.

Now answered here, Judges 1:19.

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Human Sacrifice

Now answered here.

More info: Freedom from Barker

-JPH