A construct. Two writers felt that it must have happened, as the scriptures had to be fulfilled, so it was included. Three gospels do not mention 30 pieces. Paul doesn't mention Judas at all, except in a roundabout way.
2. Betrayed by a friend.
Do you not see? He was betrayed by a friend!! Judas' betrayal was absolutely essential to the whole thing. Jesus selected him for the job (John 13:26) instructed him to do it, and do it quickly (John 13:27). Without the betrayal there would have been no crucifixion. Jesus mission would not have worked.
3. The money cas to the potter.
Again, a construct. Look at the alternative version in Acts 1:18, where Judas uses the money to buy a field, called the Field of Blood, rather than the potter's field.
4. The disciples forsook him.
A perfectly natural reaction!
5. Accused by false witnesses.
Again, why wouldn't that happen? Still happens today, and before Christ.
6. Smitten and spit upon.
Again, just normal for executions, whether crucifixions, hangings, guillotines.
7. Dumb before his accusers.
Wrong. Have you not read John 18? Where Jesus talks to the chief priests and the pharisees (4,5,7 & 8), the high priest (20,21 & 23) and to Pilate (34, 36 & 37) and John 19:11, again to Pilate?
8. Wounded and bruised.
Again, a natural consequence of pre-crucifixion rites.
9. Fell under the cross.
Now you have made a construct. John specifically, categorically, unequivocally states that Jesus carried his own cross to Golgotha! His knees were not weak from fasting, he had had the last supper the night before.
10. Hands and feet pierced.
Another construct. There is no biblical evidence that his feet were pierced. His hands, yes. Also, you are assuming that he was crucified in the customary roman manner - you cannot possibly know that.
11. Crucified with thieves.
Again, a normal thing to have multiple crucifixions.
12. Prayed for his persecutors.
Probably a construct, as no other gospel mentions that, but certainly in character with his personality.
13, 14, 15 all normal occurrences at a crucifixion.
16. "These were statements that would appear almost contradictory unless explained by the record of the scene at the cross."
But this isn't the record of the scene at the cross, is it? It was written about 60 years after the crucifixion. We don't know how the record was preserved, or handed down, or constructed to what should have happened according to the prophecy.
This is why I said there is no point in arguing whether the bible is true. We will never agree on that.
Some of your second set of prophecies are laughable, and easily proven to be false. There has never been a city 196 miles square, for example, anywhere in the world. The Egyptians never had slaves, so the selling of slaves to the Egyptians didn't happen.
But what truth there is in the bible is another matter.
"I don't agree with that as the very notion of being a Christian implies you are a follower of Christ and therefore accept the scriptures. Don't forget that not every so called Christian lives righteously, faithfully or even obediently and certainly none are perfect. But does that make Christ's message wrong?"
No! And that is why the truth in the bible is more important than whether the bible is true.
"And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you."
But what is the truth here? It doesn't usually work for healing. It certainly doesn't work for Mercedes Benz (and quite rightly too). You see, I can believe the words of Jesus, in that he could easily have said them, or things meaning the same thing, and if one gets the interpretation right they are usually good words - it's just believing him as the son of god (or god himself) that I can't do. And some of that stems from an insistence that the bible is the word of god, true in every respect, when it absolutely isn't!
What is wrong with striving for perfection? Do you think Jesus is happy for you to say: "Ah, I don't need to do as He says because I can't be perfect"? Is that an example of Christian life that you want to portray? You're not even trying! BTW, most mission societies now forbid their missionaries to sell everything and go forth - they insist on them having property, and a strong support base and a retirement plan! Individuals, of course, can still follow the way.
Farmers at least strive for perfection, whilst accepting that they will only achieve perfect timing by luck - but there is a quote about the harder I work, the luckier I get.
