Where does the Bible contradict itself?

Question

I have written on 3 different Yahoo! Answers about the Bible. It was written through 40 different men including Kings, Shepherds, Prophets, Disciples of Jesus Christ, Tax Collectors, etc. In addition, it was written over a period of 4,000 years. This can be proven because Israel handed down the OT books throughout its history.

Anyway, the amazing thing is that it never contradicts itself. I find this to be not only evidence, but proof of a creator. How could this be done without God?

However, whenever I write this, you Atheists write that it does contradict itself. So I ask you to find places it does that in.

I have a feeling that the verses you'll list are out of context, please keep this in mind and don't twist the Bible to fit yourself. I want real answers.

Answer 1

You are right, the Bible doesn't contradict itself. People take certain things out of context and don't know how to put it all together. There are some challenging verses and passages...but would you think anything else about the Book that tells us about our infinite God?



For the one response....smart guy...the Bible capitalized with a "B" is the canonized books that Christians consider holy...there is only ONE. There are different translations, but only ONE Bible.

Answer 2

Now that is a fantasy to be sure; written over 4000 years is about as flawed as possible!



The reason there is no writings from the Israelite/Jews until about 270 BCE is because there was no Judaism until then. The reason Genesis parallels Babylonian history fable, myth and allegory is because Genesis was inspired from Babylonian legends written by Berossus.



The reason Exodus including the qualities of the God(s) parallels Egyptian mythology is because it was written based on the Egyptian history book by Manetho which was written a few years before the first draft of exodus.



The reason the New Testament parallels the tales of Greeks and Roman myths, especially Appolinus of Tyana and the wisdom sayings of Sextus, is because that was where the tales came from.



The only thing amazing about the Bible is that there are still people ignorant enough to take it at face value!

Answer 3

It is mentioned in Ezra, Ch. No.2, Verse No.1, and

Nehemiah, Ch. No.7, Verse No.6, the context that… ‘When the people returned from exile, from

Babylon , when king Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, when he released the men from Israel , they

came back from captivity’ - and the list of the people are given. The list is given in Ezra, Ch. No.2,

Verse No.2 to 63, and Nehemiah Ch. No.7, Verse No.7 up to 65; the list is given with the names as

well as number of people released. In these 60 Verses there are no less than 18 times - the name

is exactly the same but the number is different. Further it is mentioned in

Ezra, Ch. No.2 Verse No.64 that… ‘The total congregation, if you add up… if you add up, it comes to 42,360.’ And if you read in Nehemiah , Ch. No.7, Verse No.66, there also the total is the same

42,360. But if you add up in Ezra the total comes 29818 and in Nehemiah the total is 31089



Ezra Ch. No. 2, Verse No. 65, it says…There were 200 singing men and women

Nehemiah Ch. No. 7, Verse No. 67…‘There were 245 singing men and women



2nd Kings , Ch. 24, Verse No 8, that…‘Jehoiachin was 18 years old, when he began to reign Jerusalem , and he reigned for 3 months.

2nd Chronicles , Ch.36, Verse No 9, says that…‘Jehoiachin was 8 years old when he began to reign and he reigned for 3 months, 10 days.



1st Kings , Ch. No 7, Verse No 26, that…‘In Solomon’s temple, in his

molten sea, he had 2000 baths.

In 2nd Chronicles , Ch. No 4, Verse No 5, he had 3000 baths



1st Kings, Ch. No. 15, Verse No. 33, that… ‘Basha, he died in

the 26th year of reign of Asa.’ And 2nd Chronicles Ch. No 16, Verse No 1, says that…‘Basha invaded

Judah in the 36th years of the reign of Asa.’ How can Basha invade 10 years after his death





This verses proves that Bible contradicts with itself

Answer 4

The Bible was written by primitive men who believed that the Earth was flat and covered by a large solid dome called the firmament.



There's no reliable evidence for Jesus, Yahweh, Moses or Abraham -- the main characters of the Bible. See the 1st two links.



The Bible has many contradictions, inconsistencies, nonsense, and evil. See the other links.

Answer 5

I could do this all day...





War or Peace?



EXO 15:3 The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.



ROM 15:33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.







Who is the father of Joseph?

MAT 1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.



LUK 3:23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli.





Who was at the Empty Tomb? Is it:

MAT 28:1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.



MAR 16:1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.



JOH 20:1 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.





The number of beasts in the ark

GEN 7:2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.



GEN 7:8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth, GEN 7:9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.



How many stalls and horsemen?

1KI 4:26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.



2CH 9:25 And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.





Is it folly to be wise or not?

PRO 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.



ECC 1:18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.



1CO 1:19: "For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent."





Human vs. ghostly impregnation



ACT 2:30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;



MAT 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.





The sins of the father

ISA 14:21 Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.



DEU 24:16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.





The bat is not a bird



LEV 11:13 And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

LEV 11:14 And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;

LEV 11:15 Every raven after his kind;

LEV 11:16 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,

LEV 11:17 And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,

LEV 11:18 And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,

LEV 11:19 And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.



DEU 14:11 Of all clean birds ye shall eat.

DEU 14:12 But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

DEU 14:13 And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,

DEU 14:14 And every raven after his kind,

DEU 14:15 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,

DEU 14:16 The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,

DEU 14:17 And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,

DEU 14:18 And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.

Answer 6

Matt 24:25, Mark 13:30, Luke 24:32 ". . . this technology shall no longer bypass till a number of those issues be performed." Jesus grew to become into telling his disciples that "temple could be destroyed, wars, calamities, fake prophets, and then he could look above the cloud in triumph throughout the top days, till now the dying of his disciples." a number of those have been reiterated in each and all the three gospels. yet his disciples died 2000 years in the past. end days did no longer ensue, and Jesus lied approximately it or the gospel writers lied approximately it. despite the case, that's the wonderful contradiction of all. because of fact Jesus isn't a god in any different case how could desire to a god be incorrect approximately his own prophecy? Or the bible is merely a e book of lies! EDIT: do no longer attempt to apply sophistry on on line communicate board. THIS technology talked approximately the technology of his disciples, and there is not any different meaning. Such denials as quickly as back proves that Christians lie just to justify their god.

Answer 7

There are too many contradictions to list here but there are lots of resources available from a quick goodle search that will list them one by one.



By your argument, "The Lord of the Rings" or any other book that has many authors but no contradictions are proof that they were in fact written by God. I can see an obvious flaw in this logic.

Answer 8

"God is not like men, who lie; He is not a human who changes his mind. Whatever he promises, he does; He speaks and it is done." - Numbers 23:19



"So the Lord changed his mind and did not bring on his people the disaster he threatened." - Exodus 32:14





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Deuteronomy 24:16

The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.



Make ready to slaughter his sons for the guilt of their fathers; Lest they rise and posses the earth, and fill the breadth of the world with tyrants. (Isaiah 14:21)

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PSA 145:9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.



JER 13:14 And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.



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EXO 15:3 The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.



ROM 15:33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.



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MAT 1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.



LUK 3:23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli.

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PRO 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.



ECC 1:18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.



1CO 1:19: "For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent."

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MAT 28:1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.



MAR 16:1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.



JOH 20:1 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.



4.

JOH 10:30 I and my Father are one.



JOH 14:28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.



5.

GEN 7:2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.



GEN 7:8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth, GEN 7:9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.



6.

1KI 4:26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.



2CH 9:25 And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

Answer 9

"don't twist the Bible to fit yourself"

So essentially what you are saying is that you want evidence of where the Bible contradicts itself but we cant use places where the Bible contradicts itself as evidence?

Yes, that sound like twisted Bible-bashing logic.

Answer 10

There are actually a few occurrence of contradictions, mainly amongst the New Testament, where writers are describing the same thing. However in terms of the main themes and doctrines, no, there are no contradictions.



And yes, that is taken as proof that the Bible is guided and controlled by God. if it was by man, then there would be a lot of obvious problems.

Answer 11

PSA 145:9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

JER 13:14 And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.



MAT 1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

LUK 3:23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli.



MAT 28:1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.

MAR 16:1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.

JOH 20:1 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.





JOH 10:30 I and my Father are one.

JOH 14:28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.



GEN 1:25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

GEN 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

GEN 2:18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

GEN 2:19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.



GEN 7:2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.

GEN 7:8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth, GEN 7:9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.



1KI 4:26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

2CH 9:25 And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.



PRO 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

ECC 1:18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

1CO 1:19: "For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.



ISA 14:21 Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.

DEU 24:16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.



II SAMUEL 24:13: So God came to David, and told him, and said unto him, shall SEVEN YEARS OF FAMINE come unto thee in thy land? or will thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue. thee?

I CHRONICLES 21:11: SO God came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee. Either THREE YEARS OF FAMINE or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee;



These are just a drop in the bucket

Answer 12

It contradicts its self by calling homosexuality an abomination when I, your Lord Jesus, had a massive orgy with the 12 apostles.

Answer 13

Sorry. I prefer not to argue with delusional people.

Answer 14

How about:



"Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live"



and



"Thou shalt not kill"?



Can't get more contradictory than that.

Answer 15

what is bible? you probably mean bibles (plural), which one are you asking about, there are a lot of bibles these days

Answer 16

The bible never contradicts itself, It is mankind that don't have the Holy Ghost to reveal it to them