Category: Internal Contradictions Of The Bible
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Problems in Reconciling the Birth Narratives of Jesus
The missionaries had pathetically accused us of “suffering under [SIC!] a serious form of ‘attention deficit’ ”, among other low-down allegations, and then proceeds to claim that we have not “bothered” to respond to their arguments. The following material will further supplement our case for the irreconcilable error regarding the birth narrative of Jesus(P). It remains to…
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Did Jesus, Mary and Joseph go to Egypt or to Nazareth ?
In Matthew 2:14, we are told that Joseph took Mary and Jesus to Egypt : “When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt.” Yet in Luke 2:39, they went to Nazareth after Jesus’ birth : “And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they…
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To Bring Or Not To Bring Thy Staff ?
Tera Tak Adamar In Mark 6 : 8 – 9, we are told that Jesus commanded his disciples not to bring anything for their journey except for a staff : And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only ; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse : But be shod with sandals ; and not…
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Where was Jesus put on when he was crucified ?
Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi In Mark 15 : 32, we are told that Jesus was put on a “cross” to be crucified : Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him. The word for “cross” here in Greek is…
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What Nation Was That Gentile Woman From ?
In the realms of biblical scholarship and interfaith dialogue, few topics are as intriguing as the inconsistencies found within the sacred texts. A notable example of such an inconsistency is the differing descriptions of a Gentile woman in the Gospels of Matthew and Mark. While Matthew identifies her as a Canaanite, Mark describes her as a Syrophoenician Greek. This…
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Who Fashioned The Golden Calf ?
The Christian missionaries have accused the Qur’an of making a “contradiction” on the issue of who was responsible for the worship of the Golden Calf. It is further interesting to note, however, that the New Testament contradicts the Old Testament on the matter of blaming Aaron(P) solely for the fashioning of the Golden Calf. Exodus 32:4…
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Who Killed Goliath ?
Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi In 1 Samuel 17 : 51, we are told that David slewed the Philistine champion Goliath : Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was…
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Various Numerical Contradictions Between Verses in the Old Testament
Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi Various numerical contradictions can be seen between the verses contained within the Old Testament. We note the following numerical discrepencies, as follows : II Chronicles 36:9 says that Jehoiachin was 8 years old when he became king. II Kings 24:8 says Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he became king. II Samuel 10:18 talks…
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Was Keturah the Wife or the Concubine of Abraham ?
According to Genesis 25:1, Keturah is described as being Abraham’s wife : “Abraham married another wife named Keturah.” The word used for wife in the Hebrew is (‘ishshah) (Strong’s No. 802)[1] and The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon (2001) defines the meaning of the word as “woman, wife, female”[2]. But according to I Chronicles 1:32, we are…