When I was a little boy, I was taught to love God and love my neighbour. These are the commandments Jesus used to make it simple for all. As you grow older, you realize it is a little more complicated and that there are many different questions that arise with regard to how to love God and one's...
I guess I am a latecomer to this thread, but here are my two cents. The idea of a "discrepancy" or "contradiction" in the Bible makes sense only if you assume that the Bible is, in the first place, the unmediated literal word of God. If it were so, such discrepancies would indeed be serious...