Bible Mistake?

Question

Is it really a mistake, in Mark 2:26, where it references 1 Samuel 21, and says "How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat of the shewbread, which was not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him" (KJV)? Abiathar WAS, after all, alive at the time, so they were in his days. And also, perhaps he included the title of 'high priest' to eliminate any other people named Abiathar? I am aware of the fact that Abiathar wasn't the high priest at the time, and I am curious as to why It doesn't just say 'Ahimelech the high priest,' (i welcome any suggestions for that). But, what I'm saying is this: technically, it WAS in the days of Abiathar, and not just any Abiathar, but the same Abiathar who was a high priest. Could be said either way, but, because the statement is NOT saying that Abiathar was high priest at the time that the event occurred, simply that the event occurred in his day

Okay, for those of you who missed the problem of Mark's quote, it says that Abiathar is high priest. If you were to look at the chapter he was recalling, you would see that Abiathar's father, Ahimelech was the high priest, not Abiathar. So it is claimed that this is a inter-biblical error, because Abiathar is called high priest.

PUNTER:
I asked the question, okay. I don't see how you listing a bunch of apparent bible contradictions in the form of your own questions, is an answer. I understand that you may not believe in the bible, but my question wasn't an invitation for you to just barrage everyone with your own questions about the bible's contradictions. BUT, if you are interested, maybe you should look into those questions by posting them, rather than listing them where no one will have a rebuttal (and I say rebuttal because its clear that you are using these questions as backing for your argument that the bible is full of error. otherwise, you would have welcomed someone's answer to your questions).

Answer 1

We have many mistakes in our English translations.
When you go to the Oldest manuscripts you find no mistakes, only in translation.
There are new manuscripts found being studied now written in Aramaic that shed allot of light on the errors we find only in the english translations.

Answer 2

He's talking about David who went into the house of God and ate the shewbreads, etc.
Anyways, David lived a long time before Jesus and there was a high priest named Abiathar during David's time. So if there was this guy with the same name during Jesus's time who also was a high priest at some point, they had two high priests with the same names who lived at different times, possibly. Don't see a problem there.

Answer 3

There's a few places in the New Testament where the writers try to reference passages and prophecies that either aren't real or aren't prophecies. Like the thiry peices of silver that Judas was paid. See where the actual, so called prophecy is said to be in the Tanakh and were it actually is.

You also have the conflicting statement of Judas death. He either hangs himself or buys land and guts himself on it. Apparently he dies both ways in the New Testament. And then try to find the alledged prophecy that is about Judas' death. Bet you can't.

Problems abound with the New Testament quoting the Tanakh abound. It is not surprising that the wrong priest is used.

Just as a side note, usually only the priests could eat the holy bread. But if someone was starving, they would be offered the bread to live. The Law does not come before life - instead it sustains life.

Answer 4

Semantic error: Abiathar & Ahimelech were father & son (II Samuel 8:17). The son may have done the action on behalf of his father; I believe that was acceptable in those days under certain conditions.

Answer 5

Ahimelech was indeed the High Priest at the time that David did this, and Abiathar was his son and also a priest.

During the time that Saul was trying to kill David, Ahimelech had given David the food and Saul had Ahimelech and 85 other priests killed because he felt that Ahimelech had performed high treason by his act.

By inheritance Abiathar immediately became the legal High Priest with the death of Ahimelech.

There is no conflict here, for it was a custom of that time to refer to someone who was your grandfather as your father, as happened during during the reign of Belshazzar of Babylon.

Daniel 5:2

2 Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.

Daniel 5:11

11 There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;

Daniel even referred to Nebuchadnezzar as Belshazzar's father when he said;

Daniel 5:17-19

17 Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.

18 O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:

19 And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.

So there is no conflict here, it is just a matter of expression in ancient times in which family relationships were expressed a bit more loosely than we do today.

Answer 6

When I read on down to Mark 2:28 it appeared that Jesus was defying the protocols of the Sabbath on purpose, but I don't understand his declaring himself the "son of man" as he was not unless the story's of his conception and birth were false.

Answer 7

To be honest, the bible has many contradictions. Over time, the stories have been changed. I believe the Bible used to be true at one point in time but it has changed drastically overtime.

Answer 8

check 1 Samuel 23. he was after all the next in line to be [high] priests, who were the only ones able to use the ephod. only Aaron's direct line, the sons anointed to be high priest (often the eldest son) could use the ephod and the holy things according to leviticus.

Answer 9

I want to know the name of syrup which was drunk while corrupting bibles as such I see the following in bible.

Who incited David to count the fighting men of Israel?
(a) God did (2 Samuel 24: 1)
(b) Satan did (I Chronicles 2 1:1)

In that count how many fighting men were found in Israel?
(a) Eight hundred thousand (2 Samuel 24:9)
(b) One million, one hundred thousand (I Chronicles 21:5)

How many fighting men were found in Judah?
(a) Five hundred thousand (2 Samuel 24:9)
(b) Four hundred and seventy thousand (I Chronicles 21:5)

God sent his prophet to threaten David with how many years of famine?
(a) Seven (2 Samuel 24:13)
(b) Three (I Chronicles 21:12)

How old was Ahaziah when he began to rule over Jerusalem?
(a) Twenty-two (2 Kings 8:26)
(b) Forty-two (2 Chronicles 22:2)

How old was Jehoiachin when he became king of Jerusalem?
(a) Eighteen (2 Kings 24:8)
(b) Eight (2 Chronicles 36:9)

How long did he rule over Jerusalem?
(a) Three months (2 Kings 24:8)
(b) Three months and ten days (2 Chronicles 36:9)

The chief of the mighty men of David lifted up his spear and killed how many men at one time?
(a) Eight hundred (2 Samuel 23:8)
(b) Three hundred (I Chronicles 11: 11)

When did David bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem? Before defeating the Philistines or after?
(a) After (2 Samuel 5 and 6)
(b) Before (I Chronicles 13 and 14)

How many pairs of clean animals did God tell Noah to take into the Ark?
(a) Two (Genesis 6:19, 20)
(b) Seven (Genesis 7:2). But despite this last instruction only two pairs went into the ark (Genesis 7:8-9)

When David defeated the King of Zobah, how many horsemen did he capture?
(a) One thousand and seven hundred (2 Samuel 8:4)
(b) Seven thousand (I Chronicles 18:4)

How many stalls for horses did Solomon have?
(a) Forty thousand (I Kings 4:26)
(b) Four thousand (2 chronicles 9:25)

In what year of King Asa's reign did Baasha, King of Israel die?
(a) Twenty-sixth year (I Kings 15:33 - 16:8)
(b) Still alive in the thirty-sixth year (2 Chronicles 16:1)

How many overseers did Solomon appoint for the work of building the temple?
(a) Three thousand six hundred (2 Chronicles 2:2)
(b) Three thousand three hundred (I Kings 5:16)

Solomon built a facility containing how many baths?
(a) Two thousand (1 Kings 7:26)
(b) Over three thousand (2 Chronicles 4:5)

Of the Israelites who were freed from the Babylonian captivity, how many were the children of Pahrath-Moab?
(a) Two thousand eight hundred and twelve (Ezra 2:6)
(b) Two thousand eight hundred and eighteen (Nehemiah 7:11)

How many were the children of Zattu?
(a) Nine hundred and forty-five (Ezra 2:8)
(b) Eight hundred and forty-five (Nehemiah 7:13)

How many were the children of Azgad?
(a) One thousand two hundred and twenty-two (Ezra 2:12)
(b) Two thousand three hundred and twenty-two (Nehemiah 7:17)

How many were the children of Adin?
(a) Four hundred and fifty-four (Ezra 2:15)
(b) Six hundred and fifty-five (Nehemiah 7:20)

How many were the children of Hashum?
(a) Two hundred and twenty-three (Ezra 2:19)
(b) Three hundred and twenty-eight (Nehemiah 7:22)

How many were the children of Bethel and Ai?
(a) Two hundred and twenty-three (Ezra 2:28)
(b) One hundred and twenty-three (Nehemiah 7:32)

Answer 10

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