ÒThe astronomer accepted the
challenge and began to read. Some time later, when the two men
chanced to meet on the campus, Professor Totten
asked his friend if he had proved the question
to his satisfaction. His colleague replied, ÔI believe I have definitely proved
that the Bible is not the Word of
God. In the tenth chapter of Joshua, I found the missing 24 hours accounted for. Then I went back and checked up on my figures, and found at the time of Joshua there were only 23 hours and 20 minutes lost.
If the Bible made a mistake of 40 minutes, it is not the Book of God.Õ Professor Totten said, ÔYou are right, in part at least. But does the Bible say that a whole day was lost at the time of Joshua?Õ