“Contradictions are a facet of the stumbling stone, IMO.”
I don’t think there are any contradictions in the Bible, only contradictions produced by man’s faulty interpretation of the Bible.
I agree. They are “apparent” contradictions, as seen by the unbelieving. I don’t see them as contradictions in that sense. My point is that unbelievers stumble over them, and the only answer to them is faith in Christ.