Contradictions in the Bible—Why Are They There?
The Bible has many seeming contradictions within its pages. For example, the four Gospels give four differing accounts as to what was written on the sign that hung on the cross. Matthew said, “This is Jesus the King of the Jews” (27:37). However, Mark contradicts that with “The King of the Jews” (15:26). Luke says something different: “This is the King of the Jews” (23:38), and John maintains that the sign said “Jesus of Nazareth the King of the Jews” (19:19).
Those who are looking for contradictions may therefore say, “See—the Bible is full of mistakes!” and choose to reject it entirely as being untrustworthy. However, those who trust God have no problem harmonizing the Gospels. There is no contradiction if the sign simply said, “This is Jesus of Nazareth the King of the Jews.”
The godly base their confidence on two truths: 1) “all Scripture is given by inspiration of God” (2 Timothy 3:16); and 2) an elementary rule of Scripture is that God has deliberately included seeming contradictions in His Word to “snare” the proud. He has “hidden” things from the “wise and prudent” and “revealed them to babes” (Luke 10:21), purposely choosing foolish things to confound the wise (1 Corinthians 1:27).
2006-06-30 07:59:24
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answer #1
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answered by Adamray 3
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There were different accounts mentioned for different things. In the 4 gospels.. each person only mentioned what they thought would be critical... There were 2 angels at the tomb... only one spoke.. therefore.. one of the gospels only mentions that one angel because the other was irrelevant..
It's things like this that people say.. the BIBLE isn't true... but if you think about it.. this has NOTHING to do with God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit.. or our walk with the Lord.. they are just petty and people pretend like it's such a huge deal.. Good luck on this one.. you are going to get a ton of Athiest perspectives... and they got all their info from Christian bashing sites...
Good luck
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2006-06-30 15:06:45
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answer #2
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answered by PD-Prince 2
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S. H's list are all examples, and then there are issues of translation, and textual variances, as in some manuscripts leave out some verses. Their are alternate endings to the book of Mark. But does our faith depend on an inerrant Bible? The Bible is a human document containing accounts of how people experience God and faith.
2006-06-30 15:18:27
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answered by keri gee 6
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Here we go.
War or Peace?
EXO 15:3 The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.
ROM 15:33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
Who was at the Empty Tomb? Is it:
MAT 28:1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
MAR 16:1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.
JOH 20:1 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.
The number of beasts in the ark
GEN 7:2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.
GEN 7:8-9 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth, There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
The sins of the father
ISA 14:21 Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.
DEU 24:16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
Snails do not melt
PSA 58:8 As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.
Jesus' last words
Matt.27:46,50: "And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, eli, lama sabachthani?" that is to say, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" ...Jesus, when he cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost."
Luke23:46: "And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, "Father, unto thy hands I commend my spirit:" and having said thus, he gave up the ghost."
John19:30: "When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, "It is finished:" and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost."
Solomon's overseers
550 in I Kings 9:23
250 in II Chron 8:10
And that's the tip of the iceberg.
2006-06-30 15:05:06
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answered by kx_wx 3
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Matthew 28:19 contradicts Acts 2:38.
The book of James is a contradiction of all Paul wrote.
The one god OT contradicts the three god NT.
The so-called fulfilled predictions are actually postdictions.
2006-06-30 15:01:40
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answered by ? 5
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Most apparent contradictions result from people taking second-hand information and can be sorted by careful study of the scriptures.
One person posted a reply referring to the resurrection which proves my point. Read "The Easter Enigma" by John Wenham, he uses careful research to eliminate contradiction.
2006-06-30 15:04:05
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answered by hippoterry2005 3
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when u read Bible with closed eyes you will see no contradictions
CONTRADICTIONS:
47.Concerning the controversial issues in the Bible, how can Christians decide by two-thirds majority what is God’s Word and what is not, as the prefaces of some Bibles say like that one of the RSV ?
48.Why does Luke in his gospel report the Ascension on Easter Day, and in the Acts, in which he is recognized as the author, FORTY days later?
49.The genealogy of Jesus is mentioned in Matthew and Luke only. Matthew listed 26 forefathers from Joseph to David while Luke enumerated 41 forefathers. Only Joseph matches with Joseph in those two lists. Not a single other name matches! If these were inspired by God word by word, how could they be different? Some claim that one is for Mary and one is for Joseph, but where does it says Mary in those two Gospels?
50.If Moses wrote the first books of the Old Testament, how could Moses write his own obituary? Moses died in the fifth book at age 120 as mentioned in Deut. 34:5-10.
51.In the King James Version, why does it report SEVEN years of famine in II SAMUEL 24:13 while it reports THREE years of famine in I CHRONICLES 21:12? Why did they change both to THREE years in the New International Version and other versions?
52.Still In the same King James Version, why does it say that Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign in II CHRONICLES 21:12, while it says EIGHTEEN years in II KINGS 24:8? Why did thessey change in both to EIGHTEEN in the new Versions?
53.In all versions, why does it say that David slew the men of SEVEN HUNDRED chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand HORSEMEN as evidenced in II Samuel 10:18 while its says SEVEN THOUSAND men which fought in chariots, and forty thousand FOOTMEN, in I CHRONICLES 19:18?
54.In all versions, why does it report TWO thousand baths in I KINGS 7:26 while II CHRONICLES 4:5 reports THREE THOUSAND?
55.In the King James version, why does it report that Solomon had FOUR THOUSAND stalls for horses in II CHRONICLES 9:25 while it accounts that Solomon had FORTY THOUSAND stalls of horses in 1 KINGS 4:26? Why did they change both to FOUR THOUSAND in the new versions?
56.In GENESIS 1, God’s creation progresses from grass to trees to fowls, whales, cattle and creeping things and finally to man and woman. GENESIS 2, however, puts the creation of man before cattle and fowl and woman subsequent to beast. How can this be explained?
2006-06-30 15:10:49
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answered by Anonymous
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Adam and Eve were the first and only humans, but their son, Cain wandered away and found a wife. That is one of hundreds.
2006-06-30 15:01:38
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answered by bc_munkee 5
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The bible says that 'Thou shalt not kill." and it also says "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." The state that I live in takes a dim view of anyone that runs around killing people, witches or otherwise.
2006-06-30 22:17:29
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answered by tinker46139 4
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Son of man or son of God? Son of man makes more sense and being a prophet like the rest.
2006-06-30 15:05:12
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answered by Ismael B 3
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