Category: Bible Contradictions
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Exploring Population Dynamics : Demographic Discrepancies in Biblical Narratives
Explore demographic disparities in biblical accounts, focusing on Genesis, Exodus, and Numbers. Through textual scrutiny and mathematical models, unravel the enigmas of ancient Israelite society. Discover the delicate balance between narrative tradition and empirical evidence, shedding light on historical complexities.
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Examining the Gospels’ Accounts : Call of the First Disciples
So which is the correct Gospel account concerning the choice of Jesus' first apostles? Between Mt. 4, 12-22; Mk. 1, 14-20; Lk. 5, 1-11; Jn. 1, 35-42, which is the correct Gospel account regarding the call of the first disciples of Jesus?
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On The Reliability Of Luke As A Historian
One of the most popular argument often proposed by missionaries as “evidence” that Luke was “inspired”, or at least someone who we can blindly trust without second thoughts, is as follows: he was an excellent historian who conducted a careful investigation during the course of composing his books.
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Textual Criticism : Resolving The Christian “I‑Know-Nothing” Multi-Problem
Occasionally, we come across Christians face-to-face and, more frequently, on the Internet, who, when informed that the text of the gospels underwent corruption during their transmission, often react with the following type of questions: "When? Who did the corruption? In what country? Before or after Muhammad? Why was it done? How come no one noticed…
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An Eye-Opening Biblical Narration : The Curious Case of Canaan
In a perplexing biblical account, Noah's son Ham's actions lead to a generational curse on innocent Canaan. This raises profound questions about justice and fairness. Explore the moral complexities of this narrative and its implications.
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Contradictions On Jesus’ (Alleged) Trials, Death And Resurrection
The Christians are fond of celebrating the death of their man-god (whom they claim to be Jesus, peace be upon him) every year, although it does boggle the mind as to why would someone accept the fact that their god can actually "die". However as Muslims, we believe that the claim concerning Jesus (P) is…
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Was Sarah The Sister Of Abraham ?
Was Sarah really Abraham's sister? Ibn Hazm questions the status of Sarah as being Abraham's sister, as accepting that viz., from the Biblical perspective would result in various disagreements with other passages in the Old Testament concerning moral and theological issues. This is in reference to the stories of Sarah's seizure by Pharaoh and Abime'elech…
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Does God Change Or Does Not Change His Mind ?
Does God change or does not change His mind? According to Ibn Hazm, Exodus 32:10-14 and 33:3-14 ascribes al-bada' (changing of mind) to God and hence this presents a problem to the nature of God and His characters with regard to His All-Knowing attribute. When one compares the above passages side by side, the internal…
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Christian Salvation Debate : To Do Good Works Or To Be Saved By The Blood Of Christ ?
Every Christian believe that they should do good works, that they should follow the law of the Prophets. However they do not believe that a man can be justified by the good works. "For all who rely on doing the works of the law are under a curse, because it is written, "Cursed is everyone…