How to understand some difficult bible passages gracelife ministries. Alleged bible contradictions explained dehoff publications. The answer to answering islam on bible contradictions. Each gospel is true in all it affirms, as far as it chooses to go. The world, by surviving, makes the above passages contradictions. The list below contains every major bible difficulty from genesis to. It is by no means a complete list but will give the reader an idea of the type of accusations levelled against the purity of the bible. Join the battle armed with the sword of spirit, the truth that will defeat the lies aimed for this generation and those to. According to the gospel of john, what did jesus say about bearing his own witness. Robert plummer answers in honest answers episode 39watch more episodes of honest answers here. Demolishing supposed bible contradictions is an exciting, layfriendly resource designed to give quick yet thorough answers to questions about more than 40 of the most common supposed mistakes in the bible. The bible s surprising contradictions about sex and desire.
However, the mustard seed was the smallest one which a. List of the biggest contradictions in the bible faith. As a good evangelical christian i was ready to fend off any attacks on my biblical faith. The bible accurate in all respects not only did the bible accurately describe elements of the natural world long before scientists could explain them, but it also foretold the rise and fall of empires, and offered satisfactory answers to lifes big questions. Oftentimes a man will put forth some difficulty and say, how do you explain that, if the bible is the word of god. For example, the four gospels give four differing accounts as to what was written on the sign that hung on the cross. Answering bible difficulties by don stewart educating our world. The new testament confirms the apocalypse revelation in greek of peter which claims that jesus. I think a critic would do better in making a much shorter list 10 or 20 which contains what he considers to be the best examples of bible contradictions. A list of over 700 inconsistencies in the bible cs umd.
Oct 01, 2011 25 so called bible contradictions of the sab collection. What is incredible about the bible is not its divine authorship. The fruit of the fig tree generally appears before the leaves, and, because the fruit is green it blends in with the leaves right up until it is almost ripe. Bodie hodge, aigus, examines a teaching which has been held by catholics and many protestants. In his book jesus, interrupted, new testament scholar and textual critic bart ehrman notes that he gives his students a reflection question at the end of every semester in his introductory course on the new testament. If the bible is neither accurate nor consistent, then it takes christianity down. However, when the supposed contradictions are carefully examined, the conflict dissolves. The answer to this question can be determined by studying the characteristics of fig trees.
Second to get the attention of the honest, serious student of the bible and teach great. The following replies are to alleged biblical contradictions cited by jim meritt not a bible scholar, but an oceanographer on the web page, a list of biblical. Bible contradictions answered biblical errors mistakes difficulties discrepancies countered. They hold that the bible is the inspired, inerrant, and literally true word of god. D2 phase 4 part 2 how to study the bible resolving apparent. Jun 30, 2016 the collection of sab bible contradictions 1 492 thoroughly investigated and their dubious character demonstrated. While defending the churchs traditional teaching on christs mediatorship between god and man, an atheist shot back at me with a link to a website that claimed to point out 194 contradictions in the new testament. Pdf answers to alleged 101 contradictions in the bible. The answers i gave are not all original and have been taken from both catholic and protestant writers who throughout the centuries have been moved by the spirit to clarify and defend the truth of gods revelation contained in sacred scriptures. Countering bible contradictions amazing discoveries. Join the battle armed with the sword of spirit, the truth that will defeat the lies aimed for this generation and those to follow.
God placed them there for two reasons as we learned in our last study. Genesis god creates light and separates light from darkness, and day from night, on the first day. There are always simple and natural answers on alleged bible contradictions. Create free account to access unlimited books, fast download and ads free.
Contradicting bible contradictions answering bible. All content has been taken from josh mcdowells answers to tough questions skeptics ask about the christian faith this book provides clear and persuasive answers to 65 difficult questions skeptics often ask of the christian faith. God says that jacob will henceforth be called israel, but the bible continues to. Below are some helpful articles, books, and dvds that seek to provide intellectually satisfying answers to their questions. Satan answered saying, from walking to and fro in the earth, and from walking. How do we handle bible difficulties and contradictions.
Edited by ken ham and cowritten by ten leading apologetics speakers and authors, a few of the dozens of supposed contradictions include. Youll have to visit their website to learn more about them. The answer to 70 apparent contradictions in the king james. For most muslims this rejection is an integral part of their faith long before they have ever seen any such contradictions. Bible difficulties and seeming contradictions concordia. The importance of the problem the problem raised concerning alleged contradictions in the gospels, or for that matter, anywhere within the bible, is a most serious one and deserves careful consideration.
Who incited david to count the fighting men of israel. Jim meritts list of bible contradictions answer key. Secularists often accuse the bible of being full of contradictions. Solutions to alleged errors and contradictions in the bible. Self contradictions of the bible by william henry burr. This module was made into a commentary file and also as a topic file. Every one is aware that there are contradictions in the bible, except for the fundamentalist idiots. I could answer any apparent contradiction and resolve any potential discrepancy in the word of god, whether in the old or new testament. Answer not a fool stop reading the rest of the sentence this implies to give no answer at all.
If the bible is credib le and trustworthy, then so is christianity. Remember apparent contradictions appear throughout the bible. Keyword search get a strippeddown copy of this page. For even more articles dealing with the topic of bible contradiction check out our collection of posts. Bible contradictions answered biblical errors mistakes difficulties discrepancies countered size. Answers to alleged 101 contradictions in the bible. Bible contradictions and other bible difficulties apologetics research resources. In fairness to those who believe in the bible, i make no assumptions that any of these contradictions are true. Many times skeptics will present a list of socall contradictions such as whether god repents, the time of jesus death, and when peter denied him. Identifying himself only as zathras, this gentleman challenged someone to answer his post preserved as originally submitted in the first file.
In addition, there is no regret for any contradictions or errors that actually exist in the modern. Imagine youre driving down the street and you come to a stop sign. Contradictions difficulties in the quran answering islam. Ultimately, the strongest, most serious problem of the quran is that it affirms the scriptures of the jews and the christians as authentic and true revelation from god cf. Sab contradictions 1 492 tested and falsified contradicting. In other words, how, muslims will ask, is this inspiration carried out. Wikianswers where in jeremiah was matthew refering to in matthew 27v9. Pdf demolishing supposed bible contradictions download. Equips you to accurately defend your faith while challenging secular or humanistic agendas. To do so, one would first have to not read the book, which is the practice.
Bible to be of human origin, and hence fallible, than there are in the way of the doctrine that holds the bible to be of divine origin, and hence infallible. The quran in contradiction to the earlier revelations. Ten principles when considering alleged bible contradictions. The authors gave answers to those questions in this paper. Demolishing supposed bible contradictions volumes 1 and 2 are musthave references for every believer who wants to have an answer to give to those who ask a reason for their hope 1 peter 3. The emoji answers or are the scriptures the infallible word of god in their entirety. This the quran cannot do if it has no human element, as is. We make no apology for using only the bible to answer any alleged contradictions without any use of invented hebrewgreek meanings, the best authorities, or falsified works like the septuagint, in an attempt to prove the bible is correct.
Download full answers to alleged 101 contradictions in the bible book or read online anytime anywhere, available in pdf, epub and kindle. Click get books and find your favorite books in the online library. Im currently writing a series of articles answering the claim that the bible holds contradictions. Smith, jay 101 cleared up contradictions in the bible.
Answers to alleged 101 contradictions in the bible dumanon, oriel beltran on. Bible, and christianity, including are there errors or contradictions in the bible. A list of over 700 inconsistencies in the bible from. Aug 29, 2019 demolishing supposed bible contradictions volume 1.
Much like many other contradictions people attempt to point out this is simply a case of ignorance. This booklet examines several examples of socalled contradictions in the bible. Demolishing supposed bible contradictions is a great starting point in teaching you how to think and respond to false claims regarding the bible. The answer is man, who crawls on all fours when a baby, stands erect on two feet, and in old age walks with a cane. Therefore, when jesus and his disciples saw from a. Bible contradictions explained come reason ministries. Resolving alleged contradictions in the bible webflow. Identifying himself only as zathras, this gentleman challenged someone to answer his. Resources before submitting a challenge i ask that you see these sites first so every believer doesnt have to dance the same dance over and over again with each and every lawyer. Demolishing supposed bible contradictions volume 1. The answer to 70 apparent contradictions in the king james bible. I knew i had a lot to learn, but i was not about to learn that my sacred text. True confessions of charlotte doylegood morning, holy. Sometimes original language was looked at, many times other passages of the bible were applied, and often just basic logical reasoning was able to disprove the alleged inconsistency.
A special word should be said about the four gospels, matthew mark, luke and john. Nov, 2012 i take it to task to provide 101 answers to his 101 bible contradictions. For example, two accounts of the same event often tell different stories and the reader is left wondering which account is true, or if the bible should even be trusted. Not always easy to find the answers, but here are mine. Mar 07, 1983 self contradictions of the bible by william henry burr. After all, if there are genuine inconsistencies and contradictions in the bible, doesnot this call into question the socalled truth it claims to communicate. Bulgarian, dutch, french, indonesian, italian, spanish t he bible has many seeming contradictions within its pages.
Answer a fool stop reading the rest of the sentence this implies to give an answer. In biblical scholarship these are called apparent contradictions, or things that may appear on a surface level as contradictions but usually have an answer in. Bible contradictions answered biblical errors mistakes. Short, concise answers make this a wonderful resource for any christian who wants to know how to answer the objection that the bible cant be trusted due to supposed contradictions. To do so, one would first have to not read the book, which is the practice of most christians. Answering supposed contradictions in the bible in 1999 a contributor to the usenet forum talkorigins submitted what were supposed to be 2,300 lines of contradictions in the bible. Refuting alleged bible contradictions pdf download download.
What has one voice and yet becomes fourfooted and twofooted and threefooted. This booklet is a response to the pamphlet 6 bible contradictions printed by crusade publications of redmond, washington. This writer begins with two presuppositions 1 god exists 2 god reveals. Currently there are 59 books on the site in pdf form, totaling about,000 pages. Scripture quotations are from the new king james version. This web edition created and published by global grey 20. First to give a dishonest skeptic a reason to reject god, 2 thes 2. An examination of alleged contradictions in the gospels by f. Critics of the bible have raised a variety of questions about apparent contradictions and errors in the bible, ethical issues slavery, the destruction of the canaanites, etc. The contradictions i have noticed that the supposed 143 contradictions can in essence be classified according to the erroneous assumptions or methodologies that they employ. Have you ever heard atheists and religious skeptics talk about how the bible is full of contradictions.
In that count how many fighting men were found in israel. However, most muslims rejection of the bible is not based on such contradiction lists. Answering alleged contradictions in the bible warren. How do we answer supposed bible contradictions and difficulties. Refuting alleged bible contradictions pdf download download 9781614586050 by dr. The great controversy between christ and satanjesus the christthe. It turns out, however, that you and the skeptics annotated bible people are not discussing the object a, the bible, which the philosopher jesus of nazareth held in his argument. God has revealed himself and his truth through his creation general revelation and through his writing, in the written word of god, the bible. Could you please give me an example that really troubles you. We are working hard to provide good answers to honest questions in our bible commentary and the section on alleged bible contradictions. Answering supposed contradictions in the bible genesis park. Mar 26, 2021 secularists often accuse the bible of being full of contradictions.
Bible hating scoffers dont pay attention to the entire sentence, so lets look at the verses how they are choosing to read them. Verses marked esv are from the holy bible english standard. The bible is full of contradictions there are a lot of considerations that need to be made when responding to accusations of biblical contradictions. Yet he didnt make the light producing objects the sun and the stars until the fourth day 1.
Demolishing supposed bible contradictions vol 1 ebook epub. Here, lenny responds to several objecions and shows why the approach of these skeptics fails. For instance, you and the skeptics annotated bible people defend the thesis that the bible has many contradictions. In 1999 a contributor to the usenet forum talkorigins submitted what were supposed to be 2,300 lines of contradictions in the bible.
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