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