Category: Bible Contradictions
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On what day did the “House of the Lord” burn down ?
Was it on the seventh day or on the tenth day? According to 2 Kings 25:8-9, the "House of the Lord" was burnt down on the seventh day of the month: "And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month ... burned the house of the Lord." Yet, we are informed in…
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The Bible and Its Divorce Contradiction
According to the Bible, can a person get divorced and remarry without committing adultery ? Remarriage after divorce is prohibited because it is adultery. Jesus clearly says so. Mark 10:2 – 5, 9 – 12 : “And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife ? tempting him. And he answered and said unto…
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Washing of Hands Practised by “All The Jews”?
There is a problem with this passage, however: the ritual washing of hands was obligatory only on the priests! So the question remains, if the author was a native of Palestine and a Jew, then how was he so ignorant of the Jewish customs and made such a fundamental error regarding a practice that was…
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External Contradition of the Bible : A Worldwide Census of Quirinius ?
There is an attempt by each writer of the Synoptic Gospels to either re-correct or present their own version of what they perceive to be the “accurate” story of Jesus’ birth, and this has caused disagreements between the gospel records. The discrepancies between the different gospel records were so numerous and glaring that it did…
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Gamaliel And The Revolt of Theudas
In Acts 5:36, Gamaliel is recorded to have said as follows concerning the Jewish revolt of Theudas against the Roman Empire : Pro gar toutoon toon heemeroon anestee Theudas legoon einai tina heauton, hoo proseklithee androon arithmos hoos tetrakosioon, hos aneerethee, kai pantes hosoi epeithonto autoo dielutheesan kai egenonto eis ouden. “For before these days rose up…
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The Eclipse of Matthew 27 ?
In the article Historical Errors in the Qur’an ? I briefly touched upon the events mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew surrounding the crucifixion of the Prophet Isa(P). With regards to the crucifixion of ‘Isa(P), it is recorded in the Gospel of Matthew : Matthew 27:4 “From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all…
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To Teach or Not to Teach the Gentiles ?
Jundullah Claim : After Paul received the supposed revelation, he went out to teach to the Gentiles, implying the revelation was for the Gentiles or can be preached to the Gentiles. Problem : The problem arises when we see that in Galatians and Acts, two different accounts exist as to which people that the message was revealed…
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When Was Peter’s Mother in-Law Cured ?
Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi In Mark 1:16 — 31, we read that Jesus(P) had made his call to his disciples before he cured one of his disciple’s (Simon Peter) mother in-law : 16 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea : for they were fishers.…