Zakir naik on bible contradictions the following is a list of biblical contradictions that were used by dr. Surely, it is not reasonable to demand that a believer in inerrancy plod through one billion potential contradictions to prove negatives in every case. How do we handle bible difficulties and contradictions. Aug 19, 20 a few years ago, computer science whiz chris harrison created a beautiful visualization linking up every cross reference in the bible. All bible quotes from the authorized king james version of the bible new york. You have to look in the context of time used in the bible. Sep 25, 2017 this video is a sort of response video to many contradictions atheists say they find in the bible. The title of the reply gives the impression that all the one hundred and one contradictions are cleared up. Critics often claim that the bible cannot be true because it has contradictions. Each of these mens positions on these contradictions is that any book for which the claim is made that it is a perfect and infallible writing given to us by god, cannot have these.
Even in latin, it is iesu, and in greek it is iesus. This book is written for those that have placed their faith and trust in the lord jesus christ, and him alone, for eternal salvation. Its no different from any other human book with the usual errors and mistakes. He will be quick to quote the verse from the bible in 2 timothy 3. You might have seen a popular list of 439 alleged bible contradictions thats often referred to as the definitive proof that the bible is flawed. The answer to 70 apparent contradictions in the king james bible.
There is also a great deal of evidence that jesus spoke and preached in arabic. Bible contradictions a matter of translation and context some bible contradictions appear contradictory solely because of the intricacies of bible translation. In fact, in a court of law, these statements could be considered complementary. What is incredible about the bible is not its divine authorship. 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. Here is the video from one of those, entitled answering bible contradictions. Here, lenny responds to several objecions and shows why the approach of these skeptics fails. God has revealed himself and his truth through his creation general revelation and through his writing, in the written word of god, the bible. Oh, i wish you were my brother, who nursed at my mothers breasts. There are no contradictions in these accounts, simply additional details. Muslim web sites abound in articles and collections attacking the integrity of the bible by means of contradiction lists.
A muslim writer, shabbir ally, published a book entitled 101 clear contradictions in the bible, while another muslim writer claimed to find 109 contradictions. Answering contradictions in the gospels chronological problems a common objection to the inerrancy of scripture, especially regarding the gospels, is the synoptic problem. Bible contradictions explained come reason ministries. To be fully god means freedom from finite forms and from helplessness, and to be full man means the absence of divinity. Dec 15, 20 most be be easily explained by looking at the text and by reading the context. The answer to 70 apparent contradictions in the king james. April 19, 2019 from demolishing supposed bible contradictions. How do we answer supposed bible contradictions and difficulties. But the bible is replete with contradictions and inconsistencies.
The answer to answering islam on bible contradictions. Properly read, the bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived. 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. Answering contradictions in the gospelschronological. Refuting alleged bible contradictions pdf download download 9781614586050 by dr. Not always easy to find the answers, but here are mine. Its remarkable how many critics refer to their list of contradictions when they reject the bible, but have never read the bible itself. This booklet is a response to the pamphlet 6 bible contradictions printed by crusade publications of redmond, washington. There is an increasing focus in our culture on dismissing the bible and its authority. Alleged bible contradictions explained dehoff publications. Answering bible contradiction claims video come reasons. Generations of skeptics and the religion of evolution have influenced even some christian leaders.
Given to changegod has spoken, but gods authority from the. The socalled synoptic problem is simply that the synoptic gospels matthew, mark, and luke contradict each other. Links alleged biblical contradictions answered do not be surprised, dear reader, by the size and profuse number of alleged contradictions here. A list of over 700 inconsistencies in the bible from. Bible contradictions answered biblical errors mistakes.
Nowhere does the bible affirm that god only preserves the. When you remove a verse from its context in an attempt to prove a preconceived idea you demonstrate your own gross ignorance of the bible as a whole. In addition, there is no regret for any contradictions or errors that actually exist in the modern. For instance, in matthew, we read that jesus met two blind men. Continue to the contradictions pages you may have seen this image that shows a visual representation of all of the contradictions in the bible. One supposed bible contradiction is that the gospel accounts seem to indicate that jesus was anointed before and after the triumphal entry. Zakir naik on bible contradictions answering islam. However, when the supposed contradictions are carefully examined, the conflict dissolves.
Second, we examine the new testament resurrection narratives andusing the cautionary principlesrespond to charges of inconsistency between the. Islam and christianity by pushing 101 bible contradictions or similar compilations into our face. This writer begins with two presuppositions 1 god exists 2 god reveals. A special word should be said about the four gospels, matthew mark, luke and john. Actually, within the book the authors smith and others admit that some of. A few years ago, computer science whiz chris harrison created a beautiful visualization linking up every cross reference in the bible. Glorified incestuouslike boyfriendgirlfriend fornications song of songs 8. In that count how many fighting men were found in israel. An incredible interactive chart of biblical contradictions. The list below contains every major bible difficulty from genesis to revelation.
Secularists often accuse the bible of being full of contradictions. In my case i have read articles on alleged bible contradictions coming from muslims, atheist, agnostics and even modern biblical scholars and have found their arguments to be either weak or inadequate. Nov, 2012 in my case i have read articles on alleged bible contradictions coming from muslims, atheist, agnostics and even modern biblical scholars and have found their arguments to be either weak or inadequate. The new testament confirms the apocalypse revelation in greek of peter which claims that jesus never died on the cross. Genesis god creates light and separates light from darkness, and day from night, on the first day. Analysis of the original languages of the bible hebrew for the old testament and greek for the new testament can solve many apparent issues.
While defending the churchs traditional teaching on christs mediatorship between god and man, an atheist shot back at me with a link to a website that claimed to point out 194 contradictions in the new. Isaac asimov all scripture is given by inspiration of god, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. Contradictions in the bible part 1 unam sanctam catholicam. I believe the bible, and that god most surely has kept his promise. Short, concise answers make this a wonderful resource for any christian who wants to know how to answer the objection that the bible cant be trusted due to supposed contradictions. Instead, the believer in inerrancy can argue there is no proof for the existence of contradictions in the bible, thus they.
Nor think that this amount proves that the bible needs defending and twisting. Bible contradictions answering atheists contradictions. Then i could kiss you no matter who was watching, and no one would criticize me. Each gospel is true in all it affirms, as far as it chooses to go. To do so, one would first have to not read the book, which is the practice of most christians. Actually, within the book the authors smith and others admit that some of the contradictions are still in the text of todays bible. About 90% of these are due to a not so great ability to read. Last week i gave two talks at the annual speaking the truth in love apologetics conference. Apr 01, 2016 101 contradictions in the bible answered pdf files.
Bible contradictions answering atheists contradictions in. Demolishing supposed bible contradictions volumes 1 and 2 are musthave references for every believer who wants to have an answer to give to those who ask a reason for their hope 1 peter 3. Of course, if the bible does contain inaccuracies, it. Resources before submitting a challenge i ask that you see these sites first so every believer doesnt have to dance the same dance over and over again with each and every lawyer.
Not only that, but greek wasnt even that popular in palestine. God creates light and separates light from darkness, and day from night, on the first day. Who incited david to count the fighting men of israel. 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. Contradictions in the new testament that have no good answer. Prophet jesus original name was eesa, as this is also his islamic name.
Contradicting bible contradictions answering bible. A collection of seeming contradictions in the bible with solutions and explanations. Bible difficulties solutions to alleged errors and. You can try, as the muslims do, to pit one verse against another, but you do so only in ignorance of the entire context. Ultimately, the strongest, most serious problem of the quran is that it affirms the scriptures of the jews and the christians as authentic and true revelation from god cf. This will become a series because there are literally hundreds. Keeping faith in an age of reason examines this list and offers christians an intelligent answer to these common. Many have the attitude that because the bible is riddled with contradictions, errors. 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. This video is a sort of response video to many contradictions atheists say they find in the bible.
Bible contradictions the alleged inaccuracies and errors that fill todays bible translations are a major intellectual barrier for many skeptics. Does the church produce the bible or does the bible produce the church. We will allude to each specific contradiction and proceed to give our response. Bible contradictions answered biblical errors mistakes difficulties discrepancies countered. How to understand some difficult bible passages gracelife ministries. An examination of alleged contradictions in the gospels by f.
We will now begin looking at these contradictions and attempt to clarify some of them, beginning with some that pertain to gods nature and character. The quran in contradiction to the earlier revelations. This is the nature of many of the alleged contradictions in the bible. Because your computer is running an older version of internet browser, it no. Below are some helpful articles, books, and dvds that seek to provide intellectually satisfying answers to their questions. Ten principles when considering alleged bible contradictions. 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. Bible difficulties and seeming contradictions concordia. According to the gospel of john, what did jesus say about bearing his own witness. Most modern translations of the bible include scripture references in the margin of the bible to help us make sense of difficult passages. Oct 01, 2011 25 so called bible contradictions of the sab collection. May 03, 2017 we will now begin looking at these contradictions and attempt to clarify some of them, beginning with some that pertain to gods nature and character. I would give you spiced wine to drink, my sweet pomegranate wine. One online skeptic writes, when the bible is examined with dispassion and with objectivity, it soon becomes obvious that it is so hopelessly riddled with errors, impossibilities and contradictions that it is essentially ludicrous to make the claim that it is inerrant.
Demolishing supposed bible contradictions volume 2 offers 40 powerful explanations to prove it. You can click on the image to see the full picture including the exact contradictions. Many times skeptics will present a list of socall contradictions such as whether god repents, the time of jesus death, and when peter denied him. 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.
There are always simple and natural answers on alleged bible contradictions. Abradale press, 1965 this is an adaptation of an article originally written by former interim president and current member of the board of directors frank zindler. Yet he didnt make the light producing objects the sun and the stars until the fourth day 1. When people criticize the bible, they often point to contradictions. Solutions to bible errors how do we answer supposed bible contradictions and difficulties. Join the battle armed with the sword of spirit, the truth that will defeat the lies aimed for this generation and those to. In mark and luke, we only read about one blind man meeting jesus. Contradictions in the bible part 1 have you ever heard atheists and religious skeptics talk about how the bible is full of contradictions. Answering bible contradiction claims video come reason. Sep 26, 2016 one online skeptic writes, when the bible is examined with dispassion and with objectivity, it soon becomes obvious that it is so hopelessly riddled with errors, impossibilities and contradictions that it is essentially ludicrous to make the claim that it is inerrant. The reply can be read at the title of the reply gives the impression that all the one hundred and one contradictions are cleared up. Study of genesisgospel, word, truth, seed, doctrine. Most be be easily explained by looking at the text and by reading the context.
The following is a list of biblical contradictions that were used by dr. These resources are not created by amazing discoveries and may contain occasional explanations that do not coincide with beliefs expressed on this website. Allow the bible to explain itself by reading these additional passages. Hard sayings in the bible there are three kinds of hard sayings in the bible, depending upon the particular nuance of the term hard.
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