Bible contradictions?

Question

enlighten me please.

Thanks warren H. you will get 10 points for not being a D***.

Answer 1

Here is a pretty good list of over 300:

http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/contra/by_name.html

Answer 2

True there may appear to be discrepancies in certain Bible accounts. But the problem usually is lack of knowledge regarding details and circumstances of the times.
For example, some persons will draw attention to what they consider a discrepancy in the Bible, asking, Where did cain get his wife? The assumption is that Cain and Abel were the only children of Adam and Eve. But the assumption is based on a misunderstanding of what the Bible says. The Bible explains that Adam became father to sons and daughters. (Genesis 5:4) this Cain married one of his sisters or possibly a niece.
Often critics are just looking for contradictions and so may declare, The Bible writer Matthew says that an army officer came to ask Jesus a favor, while Luke says that representatives were sent to ask. Which one is correct? (Matthew 8:5,6; Luke 7:2,3)
When the activity or work of people is credited to the one who is actually responsible for it, a reasonable person does not claim a discrepancy. For example, do you consider a report to be in error that says a mayor built a road even though the actual building of the road was done by his engineers and laborers? Of course not!

Answer 3

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).

Answer 4

In response to Chris J's apparent contradictions:
The "us" spoken of in Genesis 3:22 refers to the three persons of the Godhead.
As for the mark placed on Cain for "everyone to see," Adam and Eve had many other children beside Cain and Abel.
Addressing Rev. Red Magic's apparently discrepancies:
Imagine a tree on the edge of a cliff. Judas could have hung himself from the branch of such a tree, and the branch could have broken, sending him over the edge.
The different times of Christ's crucifixion mentioned in the Gospels are due to different ways of telling time in the different locations where the Gospels were written.

These and other Bible difficulties are resolved in Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties by Gleason L. Archer, Jr.

Answer 5

Genesis something or other after Adam and Eve taste the forbidden fruit god says "Now he is as we are". Who's we?

Or when Cain killed Able and marked Cain so that anyone that would see him would kill him. The only other people on the planet at the time were Cain's parents. Don't you think they'd recognize him?

There's a start. You're going to end up with about a billion answers.

Answer 6

There are plenty if you read it carnally.

John.5
[22] For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son

John.12
[47] And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world,

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Luke.24
[39] Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
Rom.8
[8] So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

Answer 7

How about the ancestry of Christ? Matthew and Luke do not agree. The usual reply is that one is Mary and one is Joseph. It specifically says that both come through Joseph. Compare: "Jacob, the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born" (Matthew 1:16) with "He was the son (as was thought) of Joseph son of Heli" (Luke 3:23). See, we're only to grandpa and we're already off.

Answer 8

I've found contradictions, but as I learn more about it, the contradictions disappear, and it turns out the contradictions were never in the Bible, they were in my own limited understanding of the Bible.

Answer 9

http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/
Thousands of them.

Just a few to start...

How did Judas die?
(He hung himself.)
Matthew 27:5
And he [Judas] cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

(He fell on something.)
Acts 1:18
Now this man [Judas] purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

When was Jesus crucified?
(At the third hour.)
Mark 15:25
And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.

(Sometime after the sixth hour)
John 19:14-16
And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King! But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar. Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified.

Has God ever tempted anyone?
(No.)
James 1:13
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man.

(Yes.)
Genesis 22:1
God did tempt Abraham.

2 Samuel 24:1
And again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go number Israel and Judah.

Matthew 6:13
And lead us not into temptation.

Answer 10

there are many contradictions to it if u look it up on the net ull find plenty. the reason why ppl will not believe it is because they have been worshiping the Christian religion their whole life. it just depends what side ur on i think.

Answer 11

There are no contradictions in the Word of God. Thought you would have known that if you are a student of the Word of God.><>