So you must be good with the following:
- a replication of the Babylonian (and Egyptianized) belief in a Firmament?;
[per Genesis and Job]
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2) death sentence for working on the Sabbath?;
[CORRECTION! Not per Genesis, but per Old Testament]
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death sentence for adultery?;
[supported in the OT, argued against in the New Testament]
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a global flood that reached AT LEAST to the foothills of the mountains of Urartu/Ararat?;
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a talking donkey?;
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the 10 tribes of the Northern Kingdom, INCLUDING the Simeonites who resided south of Judah.
The sentence you used: “I also am a Christian who sees no reason to believe a Bible that is false, or teaches falsehoods.” is at the core of the whole problem, and you seem rather cavalier about how you describe your stance.