What the christian fundamentalist doesnt want you to know. How to understand some difficult bible passages gracelife ministries. This misunderstanding is due to a lack of study of the scriptures. Its remarkable how many critics refer to their list of contradictions when they reject the bible, but have never read the bible itself. In fact, the topic of jesus of nazareth and his school is the bible contradictions, and your topic and the topic of the skeptics annotated bible is the contradictions of a translation of the bible, but making believe they are discussing the contradictions of the bible. The disciples asked him why do you speak to them in parables.
Audio download options are there contradictions in the bible. An inconsistency involves a lack of harmonious uniformity, regularity, steady continuity, or agreement. Bible difficulties, or apparent bible contradictions, exist. Bible contradictions explained come reason ministries. This page will list a few of the misunderstandings and show you that nothing in the bible contradicts itself. So, for example, if a verse in the new testament referred back to a verse in the old testament, there was an arc drawn between the two chapters they were in the vertical lines at the bottom represent the number of verses in that chapter. Nov, 2012 if you have read this far you must either be intrigued by my challenge or you are one of those bible thumpers who is convinced that i will never find contradictions in the bible and if i do find 101 then there is an easy explanation for each one of them. Does the church produce the bible or does the bible produce the church. When people criticize the bible, they often point to contradictions. Introduction to bible difficulties and bible contradictions. The opponents of christianity often use them in their attempts to discredit christianity. Jay smith, alex chowdhry, toby jepson, james schaeffer and edited by craig winn the first to present his case seems right, till another comes forward and questions him. An examination of alleged contradictions in the gospels by f. Ten principles when considering alleged bible contradictions.
Genesis god creates light and separates light from darkness, and day from night, on the first day. Bible difficulties solutions to alleged errors and. Bible difficulties and seeming contradictions concordia. Bible contradictions answered biblical errors mistakes. Bulgarian, dutch, french, indonesian, italian, spanish. 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. In chapter 2, the animals are created after people. Here we have a single narrative, told by four different authors, that is so contradictory that ive never seen an explanation of it. How do we answer supposed bible contradictions and difficulties. If its any indication of how complex this image is, the highresolution version is more than 100mb large in 2009, graphic designer andy marlow used harrisons work as his inspiration to created a similar visual for sam harris reason project. No matter if youre christian, jewish, islamic or atheist, we can all agree on one point. Of course, if the bible does contain inaccuracies, it. Below are some helpful articles, books, and dvds that seek to provide intellectually satisfying answers to their questions. Yet when they are challenged to cite such contradictions, critics will usually generalize by suggesting, oh, there are many of them.
When people criticize the bible, they often point to. Islam came in africa peacefully while christianity was imposed on africans by the white colonists who colonized africa, there is no a single contradiction in the quran, while there are numerous and uncountable contradictions in the manmade bible. Christian scholars recognize contradictions in the bible. Watch to the end so that you dont miss the big picture and the main point behind supposed contradictions. God has revealed himself and his truth through his creation general revelation and through his writing, in the written word of god, the bible. Nor think that this amount proves that the bible needs defending and twisting. Bulgarian, dutch, french, indonesian, italian, spanish t he bible has many seeming contradictions within its pages. And, just like star wars, the awesomeness within the pages of the bible leads to plenty of continuity errors. Supposed contradictions in gods word are widely advertised by mormons, muslims, modernists, bible skeptics and atheists in an attempt to trash the bible as gods word. The objective of this little booklet is to present to my readers 101 contradictions in the bible. Keep in mind, however, that what constitutes a valid problem is to some extent a matter of opinion. Aug 19, 20 a few years ago, computer science whiz chris harrison created a beautiful visualization linking up every cross reference in the bible. Here are all solutions to difficult bible passages from genesis to revelation.
You may disagree that these are, in fact, genuine biblical problems, but it is the authors opinion that a perfect and. Torrey contents chapter introduction 1 a general statement of the case 2 classes of difficulties 3 how shall we deal with the difficulties of the bible. Hand book, or commentary, on chronicles, which the pastor handed her, the. The third thing to be said about the difficulties in the bible is that there are many more, and much greater, difficulties in the way of the doctrine that holds the 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 answer to 70 apparent contradictions in the king james bible. Sources also contains links to other skeptics sites and to apologists sites. Hidden between the thou shalt nots and endless passages on who begat whom are stories of giant sex, rather well endowed egyptians and holy murderous bears. Contradictions in the bible identified verse by verse. Some bible students resolve this alleged contradiction by explaining that the he. Alleged bible contradictions explained dehoff publications. Contradictions archives what do the scriptures say. Kent hovind explains the truth about these so called contradictions. The answer to 70 apparent contradictions in the king james.
Difficulties in the bible alleged errors and contradictions by r. Encyclopedia of alleged bible contradictions answered and. Jun 15, 2009 the claim goes that there are two creation accounts. T he bible has many seeming contradictions within its pages. These lists are meant to identify possible problems in the bible, especially those that are inherent in a literalist or fundamentalist interpretation. If the bible is the word of god, how can you explain the contradictions of the bible. I have made some very minor editing for grammatical errors both in his and my statements.
What is incredible about the bible is not its divine authorship. For many people, the belief that the bible contains contradictions and inaccuracies is an excuse for not believing. In fairness to those who believe in the bible, i make no assumptions that any of these contradictions are true. In mark and luke, we only read about one blind man meeting jesus. Go to the sources page for bibliographical info on all works cited here. The main thing i want to say about this issue is that most alleged contradictions turn out not to be contradictions at all. Alleged bible difficulties and contradictions bible difficulties, or apparent bible contradictions, exist. In chapter 1, man and woman are created at the same time after the creation of the animals. This writer begins with two presuppositions 1 god exists 2 god reveals. Here, lenny responds to several objecions and shows why the approach of these skeptics fails. 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. Given to changegod has spoken, but gods authority from the. Torrey, difficulties and alleged errors and contradictions in the bible baker book house.
This apparent contradiction is best illustrated by looking at genesis 2. For instance, in matthew, we read that jesus met two blind men. A list of over 700 inconsistencies in the bible from. For example, the four gospels give four differing accounts as to what was written on the sign that hung on the cross. Even though accepted and common definitions of the two terms often make them synonymous, inconsistencies do not necessarily equate to contradictions. In studying creation accounts, many skeptics will claim that the bible holds two different creations accounts the six days of genesis 1 and a different version in genesis 2. Study of genesisgospel, word, truth, seed, doctrine. There is no shortage of skeptic websites out there claiming lists of bible contradictions. In the second email he sent to me what he thinks are internal contradictions within the bible to which i also gave plausible solutions.
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. To be fully god means freedom from finite forms and from helplessness, and to be full man means the absence of divinity. Unfortunately for the skeptics, the bible is a supremely solid book, and its words are trustworthy and true. In addition, there is no regret for any contradictions or errors that actually exist in the modern. This booklet is a response to the pamphlet 6 bible contradictions printed by crusade publications of redmond, washington.
Oftentimes a man will put forth some difficulty and say, how do you explain that, if the bible. Bible contradictions the alleged inaccuracies and errors that fill todays bible translations are a major intellectual barrier for many skeptics. What follows is a reply to a list of 143 purported bible contradictions, along with a suggestion for more contradictions not found in this list. Contradictions in the bible identified verse by verse and. They do this primarily to try to discredit the word of god. You will find below the index to the contradictions but first i want to discuss some possible objections as to how the contradictions are being resolved. Apologists have many criticisms about identifying contradictions, and in many cases they go out of their way to add things to the bible in order to explain them away. With a little understanding of ancient languages, literature, and the cultural context, it. Dehoff, this book looks at contradictions that people have claimed are in the bible and explains them and why people think they are contradictions.
My point is not simply that the bible is full of contradictions, as i explain more fully at the end of the chapter. If i can show you 101 contradictions in the bible will you listen to what i have to say. This is explained on my commentary to genesis chapter 2. And like biblical scholars today, they came to an important conclusion. Hard sayings in the bible there are three kinds of hard sayings in the bible, depending upon the particular nuance of the term hard. The world, by surviving, makes the above passages contradictions. The bible is filled with mistakes and contradictions. Rather than repeat the same verses for two or more different contradictions, i have sometimes grouped multiple contradictions supported by the same bible verses. This is the nature of many of the alleged contradictions in the bible. Thus, a contradiction is necessarily an inconsistency, but an inconsistency. There are no contradictions in the bible angelfire.
Yet he didnt make the light producing objects the sun and the stars until the fourth day 1. Identified verse by verse and explained using the most uptodate scholarly information about the bible, its texts, and the men who wrote them by dr. In fact, in a court of law, these statements could be considered complementary. An examination of the alleged discrepancies of the bible. While some passages might seem to show the bible contradicting itself, they can usually be understood correctly by applying one or more of the following principles. He did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything mark 4. Bible becomes the believers final authority in every aspect of life. An incredible interactive chart of biblical contradictions. Some of these answers are the result of much prayer and studythe key to understanding the bible 2 tim 2. We live in a day when consistency of thought is demeaned by many people, and individuals maintain that contradiction is the hallmark of truth, particularly in religious matters. Sometimes these attacks undermine the faith of christians who either dont understand the issues or dont have the. Do not be surprised, dear reader, by the size and profuse number of alleged contradictions here.
This section will provide answers to common contradiction claims, and other bible. About 90% of these are due to a not so great ability to read. Top 20 most damning bible contradictions bob seidensticker. Aug 21, 2012 are there contradictions in the bible. Similarly, in the commentary on the verses of luke 24, we are told in the footnotes of the nrsv bible other ancient authorities lack. Because your computer is running an older version of internet browser, it no longer meets the features of modern websites. In those cases i have used color coding to make it easier to see where each contra occurs within the same set of verses. See also a complete harmony of the four gospels see also. A list of over 700 inconsistencies in the bible umd department of. Sometimes these attacks undermine the faith of christians who either dont understand the issues or dont have the resources to deal with them. Mar 27, 2019 this can be devastating to the christian faith, because we know that if the bible has real contradictions, its not a consistent account, and if its not a consistent account, it cant be divinely inspired.
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